St. Thomas More was born on February 7th, 1478 in the city of London, United Kingdom. Thomas wrote a book called Utopia . It was about his political beliefs and his Catholic faith. He loved God and would never turn away from Him. St. Thomas More is remembered for his courageous act against the powerful, wealthy, strict, King Henry the VIII. King Henry was married to Queen Catherine, but not for long.
St. Thomas More was born to Agnes and John More. He had five siblings, three sisters and two brothers. Their names were Edward, John, Agatha, Joanna, and Elizabeth More, but three of them died young from a disastrous disease. When Thomas got older, he went to school at St. Anthony’s Catholic School. After Thomas graduated, he went to Oxford University. …show more content…
So he joined parliament in 1504. While working as a member of parliament, Thomas married Jane Colt. Together they had four children: Margaret, Elizabeth, Cicely, and John More. Sadly, Jane died after being married to Thomas for six years. Then Thomas married Alice Middleton, and they had one child. It was during this time that Thomas wrote the book Utopia . Utopia was a place made up by him about Heaven.
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Everything there was made to perfection and nothing went wrong. Utopia also covered topics like divorce, multi-religious societies, women’s rights, and state-controlled education.
Utopia , however, was far from what Thomas More experienced while working under King Henry VIII. Thomas More became King Henry’s servant and friend. In 1527, King Henry tried to use the Bible to prove to More that Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon, who had failed to produce a male child, was not valid. Thomas could not agree with King Henry’s reasoning for divorce. In 1532, More resigned from parliament because he said his health was poor. The real reason was because he did not approve of King Henry’s divorce. St. Thomas More went to jail for two years because Henry found out why Thomas actually left. He was beheaded on July 5th 1535 for his
St. Thomas More was born to Agnes and John More. He had five siblings, three sisters and two brothers. Their names were Edward, John, Agatha, Joanna, and Elizabeth More, but three of them died young from a disastrous disease. When Thomas got older, he went to school at St. Anthony’s Catholic School. After Thomas graduated, he went to Oxford University. …show more content…
So he joined parliament in 1504. While working as a member of parliament, Thomas married Jane Colt. Together they had four children: Margaret, Elizabeth, Cicely, and John More. Sadly, Jane died after being married to Thomas for six years. Then Thomas married Alice Middleton, and they had one child. It was during this time that Thomas wrote the book Utopia . Utopia was a place made up by him about Heaven.
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Everything there was made to perfection and nothing went wrong. Utopia also covered topics like divorce, multi-religious societies, women’s rights, and state-controlled education.
Utopia , however, was far from what Thomas More experienced while working under King Henry VIII. Thomas More became King Henry’s servant and friend. In 1527, King Henry tried to use the Bible to prove to More that Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon, who had failed to produce a male child, was not valid. Thomas could not agree with King Henry’s reasoning for divorce. In 1532, More resigned from parliament because he said his health was poor. The real reason was because he did not approve of King Henry’s divorce. St. Thomas More went to jail for two years because Henry found out why Thomas actually left. He was beheaded on July 5th 1535 for his