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Jan 1, 1478
Family Life
My Fathers name was John Moore, he was a judge and my mother Agnes Moore is the daughter of a wealthy merchant, my grandfather Thomas Graunger. -
Feb 7, 1478
Date and Place of Birth
I St. Thomas Moore was born on the 7th of Feburary 1478 in Milk Street, Cripplegate in London. -
Jan 1, 1492
where and what he studied at university
After my schooling years I then bacame a Student at Oxford University. -
Jan 1, 1494
where and what he studied at university
Then I entered Lincoln's Inn and studied law. I also started interacting with Scholars and learnt greek literature. In this time i made a very close friend named Desiderius Erasmus. -
Period: Jan 1, 1499 to Jan 1, 1503
Work Acheivements
Between 1499 and 1503 i lived near the Carthusian monastery and i took part in the monastic life; prayer, fasting, and penance, i didnt take any monastic vows. -
Jan 1, 1504
Work Acheivements
Like my father I then became a barrister in 1504, I also became a member of parliament in that year. -
Jan 1, 1505
Family Life
In 1505 I married my first wife Jane Colt. I had four beautiful children with her Margaret, Elizabeth, Cicely and John. -
Jan 1, 1511
Family Life
In 1511 Jane (my first wife) died so i married a widdowed woman named Alice Middleton. She was a widdow of a London merchant. We did not have any children together but she had a daughter named Anne Cresacre, i took care of her like she was my own. -
Jan 1, 1515
Work achievements
Then in 1515 I began to write a book called utopia. -
Dec 1, 1516
Work achievements
I finished my book utopia in London and it was published in Louvain -
Jan 1, 1521
Work Achievements
I was then appointed under treasurer of the Exchequer and was knighted, from then on i was known as Sir Thomas Moore. -
Jan 1, 1525
Work achievements
I became the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, i had a quite a bit of control over the northen side of England. -
Jan 1, 1529
Controversies he was involved in
I was accused of Heresy and many protestants believed that i tortured people, even though i denied it, i still wasnt cleared from suspicion. -
Jan 1, 1530
Family Life
In 1530 my father died, i was very upset by his passing ... -
Jan 1, 1533
Controversies he was involved in
I refused to attend the crowning of Anne Boleyn King Henry VIII's new wife which was noticed by the king. -
Jan 1, 1534
controversies he was involved in
I refused to swear the oath in favour of king Henry VIII's children from his second wife so i was sent to the tower where i wrote a "Dialogue of Comfort Agains Tribulation" while i was in the tower I had to sit 5 interrogations. -
Jan 1, 1534
Controversies He was involved in / cause of death
I was found guilty at my trial for treason in denying that the king is the head of the church and i was sentence to be beheaded. -
Jul 6, 1535
Date and cause of death
Before i was beheaded my last words were "The King's good servant, but God's First." then i was beheaded. -
when he was canonized
I was cannonized by Pope pius XI in 1935.
