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st thomas more

  • Feb 7, 1478

    date and place of birth

    date and place of birth
    thomas more is born in city of london,londom kingdom of england to a lawyer called john more and his wife agnes grawnger.
  • Period: Feb 23, 1492 to Feb 23, 1499

    where he studied

    thomasmore studiet at oxford university and studies law,he enters oxford for two years of study
  • Jan 1, 1500

    work achievements

    work achievements
    thomas more starts work as a barrister after completion of his law studies
  • Jan 1, 1505

    family life

    family life
    thomas more married jane colt
  • Jan 1, 1511

    family life

    family life
    jane died in 1511 moore remarried almost immediately
  • Apr 30, 1531

    controversise

    controversise
    When he was taken to the stake at Smithfield he said "I die for having said it is lawful for every man and woman to have God's book . . ..that the true key of Heaven.
  • Jul 6, 1535

    cause of death

    cause of death
    thomas is beheaded on tower hill
  • when he was canonized

    when he was canonized
    thomas more is canonized by pope pius xi
  • controversies

    controversies
    More was a cruelly divided man, torn between the necessity of making his way in the secular world.