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More, Sir Thomas
(1478-1535) British writer. Sir Thomas More was the author of "Utopia," and he has been celebrated as a martyr of the Roman Catholic Church.
Saint Thomas More
"Twice in the history of England there appears the figure of a great martyr who was also chancellor of the realm. Thomas Becket, whose story appears earlier in this volume, gave his life to keep the English Church safe from royal aggression; Thomas More gave his in a vain effort to preserve it from further aggression."
Sir Thomas More (1478-1535)
"Sir Thomas More (later canonized St. Thomas More) is famous for his book Utopia (1515) and for his martyrdom. As Chancellor to Henry VIII he refused to sanction Henry's divorce of Queen Catherine. More was imprisoned, tried and executed. This drama was made into a play and an excellent (though not historically accurate) film - A Man of for All Seasons."