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Thomas More (other)
Thomas More (1478–1535) was a saint, martyr and author; Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of Henry VIII. Thomas More may also refer to: People * Thomas More (died 1421), MP for Gloucester * Thomas More (died 1461), MP for Cumberland * Thomas More (died 1606) (1531–1606), English politician * Thomas More (weaver), 17th-century lay theologian Entertainment * Thomas More (''The Tudors''), a character from the television series * ''Sir Thomas More'' (play), an Elizabethan play Art * Portrait of Sir Thomas More (Holbein) ''Portrait of Sir Thomas More'' is an oak panel painting commissioned in 1527 of Thomas More by the German artist and printmaker Hans Holbein the Younger, now in the Frick Collection in New York. The work was created during the period from ..., 1527 painting by Hans Holbein the Younger * '' Thomas More, Lord High Chancellor of England'', 1828 painting by Claudius Jacquand Institutions See also * Thomas Moore (other) {{disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas More
Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532. He wrote ''Utopia'', published in 1516, which describes the political system of an imaginary island state. More opposed the Protestant Reformation, directing polemics against the theology of Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin and William Tyndale. More also opposed Henry VIII's separation from the Catholic Church, refusing to acknowledge Henry as supreme head of the Church of England and the annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. After refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy, he was convicted of treason and executed. On his execution, he was reported to have said: "I die the King's good servant, and God's first". Pope Pius XI canonised More in 1935 as a martyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas More (died 1421)
Thomas More (died 1421) of Gloucester was an English Member of Parliament (MP). He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Gloucester in November 1414, 1415 and 1420. References Year of birth missing 1421 deaths 15th-century English people Politicians from Gloucester Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Gloucester English MPs November 1414 English MPs 1415 English MPs 1420 {{England-pre1707-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas More (died 1461)
Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532. He wrote '' Utopia'', published in 1516, which describes the political system of an imaginary island state. More opposed the Protestant Reformation, directing polemics against the theology of Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin and William Tyndale. More also opposed Henry VIII's separation from the Catholic Church, refusing to acknowledge Henry as supreme head of the Church of England and the annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. After refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy, he was convicted of treason and executed. On his execution, he was reported to have said: "I die the King's good servant, and God's first". Pope Pius XI canonised More in 1935 as a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
