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More, Sir Thomas, (1478-1535), Knight Lord Chancellor Author
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| Surname: | More |
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| Pretitle: | Sir |
| Forenames: | Thomas |
| Gender: | Male |
| Date: | 1478-1535 |
| History: | Published 'Utopia' in 1516. Succeeded Wolsey as Lord Chancellor of England in 1529. Vexed King Henry VIII by his opposition to the relaxation of the heresy laws, and resigned the chancellorship in 1532. Refused to take an oath that should impugn the pope's authority, or assume the justice of the king's divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and was committed to the Tower of London. Found guilty of high treason and executed. Canonized 1935. |
| Biography: | ODNB link for More, Sir Thomas (1478-1535) Knight Lord Chancellor Author |
| Name authority reference: | GB/NNAF/P275638 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P165994 ) |
| Online related resources | Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir Thomas More |
| Number | Description | Held by | Reference | Further information |
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letters and literary MSS
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See information in published source
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See Index of English literary MSS vol 1 1450-1625
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| 2 |
misc letters and papers
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Cotton MSS
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| 3 |
misc letters and papers
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Royal MSS; King's MSS
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| 4 |
letters written in the Tower and papers
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MS Ballard 72
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