![]() More wrote Utopia during the Age of Discovery, when European voyages of exploration were bringing a newfound sense of possibility to Europe and a renewed belief in human progress. He was executed by decapitation on July 6 of that year, and he died, in his own words, “the King’s good servant, but God’s first.” Both the Catholic Church and the Church of England now honor More as a saint. In 1535, More was tried for high treason and found guilty. He resigned his Chancellorship in 1532, but not before incurring the displeasure of yet another king. ![]() More, however, remained loyal to the Pope, and opposed the King’s divorce from Catherine. ![]() In 1531, the King required that the English clergy swear allegiance to him, and not the Pope, as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. However, around this time Henry VIII himself, in an attempt to produce an heir to the throne, resolved to annul his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon, which was a direct challenge to Catholic doctrine. He used this position to ruthlessly oppose the Protestant Reformation in England, going so far as to torture Protestants and burn them at the stake as heretics. During the reign of Henry VIII, More was knighted in 1521 and became the Lord Chancellor of England in 1529. In 1515, More began composing, in Latin, his Utopia, which was not his first literary work but certainly that on which his reputation as a writer is founded. More is reputed to have pleaded only cases he thought just, and to have worked for free on behalf of widows, orphans, and the poor. This action incurred the King’s displeasure, so much so that More considered leaving England and becoming a monk-but instead he stayed in London to advance his political and legal career, and King Henry VII died a few years later. In 1503, he successfully argued in the House of Commons against King Henry VII’s proposal that he receive a subsidy for his daughter Margaret’s dowry. At twenty-one More entered Parliament, and soon after was named the Under-Sherriff of London. ![]() It was also around this time that, as a deeply serious Catholic, he took up the practices of self-mortification: wearing a hair shirt, using a log for his pillow, whipping himself, etc. At the age of nineteen More enrolled at Oxford, where he learned Greek, only to leave in 1499 to study law in London. Anthony’s School, and between 14 he served as a household page for the Archbishop of Canterbury. As a young boy, Thomas received one of the best educations his time offered, at St. Dillard, Courtney Hunt, Jason Shwartz Producers Gillian Flynn, Jessica Rhoades, Sharon Hall, Sharon Levy, Karen Wilson, Martin Haines, Toby Haynes, Raghav Tandon, Robin Sweet, Scott Brown, Alex Metcalf, Huey M.Born to Sir John More, an eminent lawyer, and his wife Agnes, Thomas More was raised in London. Content advisory Violence, substance use, alcohol use, foul language, sexual content Audio languages English Dialogue Boost: High, English, English, English Dialogue Boost: Medium, Español (España), Italiano, Español (Latinoamérica), Polski, 日本語, Português, Deutsch, Français Subtitles English, Українська, العربية, Dansk, Deutsch, Español (Latinoamérica), Español (España), Suomi, Filipino, Français, עברית, हिन्दी, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Bahasa Melayu, Norsk Bokmål, Nederlands, Polski, Português (Brasil), Português (Portugal), Русский, Svenska, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ไทย, Türkçe, Tiếng Việt, 中文(简体), 中文(繁體) Directors Toby Haynes, Susanna Fogel, J.D. ![]()
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