Thomas more

SAINT THOMAS MORE !

By jason.wehbe15
  • Period: Jan 1, 1478 to Jan 1, 1496

    Education.

    As a child and a teenager Thomas attended St Anthony's School in Threadneedle Street in London in 1478. He then continued his studies at Oxford University in 1492 studying law. More was then accepted into Lincoln's Inn to advance his legal studies and throughout this time meets Erasmus.
  • Feb 7, 1478

    Birth.

    Birth.
    Saint Thomas MoreSaint Thomas More was born on 7 February 1478. His father, John More was a lawyer and his Mother was Agnes Graunger.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1499 to Jan 1, 1529

    Work Achievements.

    Saint Thomas More had numerous amounts of work achievement ranging from becoming a member of parliament to being a Chancellor. There are much more work achievements of Thomas More.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1499 to Jan 1, 1510

    Some Of Thomas's Achievements.

    Some of Thomas's Achievements were:
    1499 - Thomas More begins work as a barrister after completing his law studies.
    1504 - He becomes a member of parliament.
    1505 - Thomas More sincerely thought of entering the priesthood but decided against it and married Jane Colt, saying he would rather become a good husband than a bad priest.
    1510 - He was selected under-sheriff of London and gained a name as a carefully truthful man.
  • Jan 1, 1511

    Family Life ~ His Wives

    Family Life ~ His Wives
    Saint Thomas More and Alice Middleton.Thomas’s wife Jane Colt dies leaving him with four children. Margaret, Elizabeth, Cicely and John. A month later he marries Alice Middleton, a widow, to make sure that his children have a mother. Later on Thomas adopts a child called Alice who was his wife’s daughter.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1515 to Jan 1, 1529

    More of Thomas's Achievements.

    Some more achievements Thomas accomplished are:
    1515 - He is sent on a diplomatic mission to Antwerp where he begins to write Utopia. His book was then published in 1516.
    1518 - He becomes a member of the Privy Council of King Henry VIII.
    1525 - He is then chosen to be Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. This meant he had a large amount of control over much on Northern England.
    1529 - Sir Thomas More was confirmed as Lord Chancellor of England.
  • Jan 1, 1532

    Divorce of Henry's Wife.

    Divorce of Henry's Wife.
    King Henry divorces Catherine.Thomas is unable to maintain Henry's attempts to divorce Katherine and marry Anne Boleyn.
  • Mar 30, 1534

    Legal rights to the children of Henry and Anne.

    Legal rights to the children of Henry and Anne.
    King Henry and Anne BoleynOn March 30th the parliament passed the Act of Succession which allowed legal succession to the throne to the children of Henry and Anne Boleyn and cancelled the same to any children of Henry and Katherine of Aragon.
  • Nov 3, 1534

    King Henry, Supreme head of the Church.

    King Henry, Supreme head of the Church.
    King HenryKing Henry VIII departs from the Church in Rome and Parliament goes through the Act of Supremacy on 3 November, making King Henry VIII as Supreme head of the Church of England.
  • Jul 6, 1535

    Thomas's Death.

    Thomas's Death.
    Saint Thomas More.On the 1st of July, Sir Thomas More was convicted for treason and on 6 July he is beheaded on Tower Hill

  • Canonization.

    Canonization.
    Saint Thomas More.Sir Thomas More was canonized in the Catholic Church by Pope Pius XI four hundred years after his death and was later confirmed the patron saint of politicians and statesmen by Pope John Paul II.