Machiavelli’s most famous work is The Prince. The Prince describes the cunning and immoral methods by which a prince can acquire and maintain political power. In his view, a prince should be concerned only with power and be bound only by rules that would lead to success in political actions. Machiavelli believed that the use of political powers was only rightful if it was utilized by a ruler whose personal scrupulous character was strictly virtuous. He did not think that someone who was only kind, intelligent, and good met the requirements for ruling. He believed that someone who had high expectations and was strict would be a good ruler. He thought that someone had to be capable of working around many different situations. He believed that
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He was a devout catholic and he rejected the work of Martin Luther and William Tyndale, believing that the Catholic Church is the only true church. He had many different political positions such as; Undersheriff of the City of London, Master of Requests, a member of the Privy Council, Speaker of the House of Commons, and in the year of 1529, he surpassed Thomas Wolsey as Chancellor. Thomas More wrote many letters, some of which are in museums up to this day. He wrote these letters to people such as; his family, children, friends, other scholars and government officials. In 1535, at the age of 57, More was found guilty of treason and was beheaded. More’s amputated head was displayed on the London Bridge, but his daughter Margaret Roper, forced them to have it taken down. His skull is now in a vault in St. Dunstan’s Church in Canterbury, England. In the year of 1935, Thomas More was made a saint, in 1966, More was the subject of a play called A Man For All Seasons which was also made into a movie which won an Oscar for best picture of the year, and in 2000, he was declared Patron of Statesmen and Politicians by Pope John Paul II. As of today, there are many churches, schools, and other institutions all around the world, especially in the United States and United Kingdom, named after Thomas
He was a devout catholic and he rejected the work of Martin Luther and William Tyndale, believing that the Catholic Church is the only true church. He had many different political positions such as; Undersheriff of the City of London, Master of Requests, a member of the Privy Council, Speaker of the House of Commons, and in the year of 1529, he surpassed Thomas Wolsey as Chancellor. Thomas More wrote many letters, some of which are in museums up to this day. He wrote these letters to people such as; his family, children, friends, other scholars and government officials. In 1535, at the age of 57, More was found guilty of treason and was beheaded. More’s amputated head was displayed on the London Bridge, but his daughter Margaret Roper, forced them to have it taken down. His skull is now in a vault in St. Dunstan’s Church in Canterbury, England. In the year of 1935, Thomas More was made a saint, in 1966, More was the subject of a play called A Man For All Seasons which was also made into a movie which won an Oscar for best picture of the year, and in 2000, he was declared Patron of Statesmen and Politicians by Pope John Paul II. As of today, there are many churches, schools, and other institutions all around the world, especially in the United States and United Kingdom, named after Thomas