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St Thomas More

By adagher
  • Feb 7, 1478

    Thomas More was born

    Thomas More was born
    Thomas more was born on the 7th of Febuary 1478 on milk street in London
  • Jan 1, 1494

    Education

    Education
    He was educated st St Anthony's school then went on to study at Oxford in 1484.
  • Jan 1, 1501

    Barrister

    Barrister
    In 1501 Thomas More became a barrister. He was a very intellegent man.
  • Jun 20, 1505

    getting married

    getting married
    Thomas More had to decide between marriage or priesthood. He chose marriage and got married to Jane Colt. He said he would rather be a good husband then a bad priest.
  • Apr 10, 1510

    Law

    Law
    Was made under-sherrif of London.
  • May 30, 1511

    Wife died

    Wife died
    His wife died and he had four children on his own.
    One month later he marries (for the second time) a girl named Alice Middleton.
  • Dec 8, 1515

    mission

    mission
    He was sent on a mission to Antworp. This is where he started writing his book Utopia.
  • Jul 6, 1535

    convicted and died

    convicted and died
    He was convicted for treason because he would not take the oath of succession.
    A few days after Thaomas more was beheaded on tower hill

  • Canonization

    Canonization
    Four hundred years after his dead, he was canonized by Pope Pius XI.