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St Thomas More

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  • Feb 7, 1478

    Birth

    Birth
    St Thomas More was born in Milk Street, London, England. His father was a lawyer (John More) and his mother (Agnes Graunger). During his early education, he attended St. Anthony’s school in London.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Education

    Education
    He continued his studies at Oxford University and studied law.
  • Jan 1, 1496

    Education

    Education
    He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn to further his legal studies.
  • Jan 1, 1499

    Work

    Work
    After the completion of St Thomas More’s studies, he started working as a barrister.
  • Jan 1, 1504

    Parliament

    Parliament
    St Thomas More became a member of the parliament.
  • Jan 1, 1505

    First Marriage

    First Marriage
    More was 27 when he married Jane Colt, a girl of seventeen. She gave birth to four children (Margaret, Elizabeth, Cecily, John). But tragically after 6 years of their marriage, Jane died.
  • Jan 1, 1510

    Reputation

    Reputation
    He gained a reputation as a scrupulously honest man when appointed under-sheriff of London.
  • Jan 1, 1511

    Second Marriage

    Second Marriage
    Thomas More needed someone to take care of his children, so he got married to a widow, older than him with a name of Alice Middleton. His second wife had a daughter called Alice who More adopts.
  • Jan 1, 1515

    Utopia

    Utopia
    He began to write his book ”Utopia”.
  • Jan 1, 1516

    Utopia published

    Utopia published
    “Utopia” was first published at Louvain; this book describes an ideal, if not impossible, social world.
  • Jan 1, 1517

    Thomas More

    Thomas More
    Thomas More becomes “personal servant” and counsellor under the service of King Henry VIII.
  • Jan 1, 1526

    King Henry VIII

    King Henry VIII
    King Henry VIII falls madly in love with Anne Boleyn.
  • Jan 1, 1529

    Lord Chancellor of England

    Lord Chancellor of England
    Sir Thomas More was made Lord Chancellor of England.
  • Jan 1, 1530

    Refusing to sign

    Refusing to sign
    Sir Thomas refuses to sign a letter asking the Pope to annul the marriage of King Henry VIII to Katherine of Aragon.
  • Jan 1, 1531

    By Force !!

    By Force !!
    Sir Thomas was forced to take an oath declaring the king the supreme head of the English Church, but didn't.
  • May 1, 1532

    Unable to support

    Unable to support
    Sir Thomas was unable to support Henry’s attempts to divorce Katherine and marry Anne Boleyn. Therefore Sir Thomas asks to resign his office and King Henry VIII grants his request.
  • Jan 25, 1533

    Henry VIII Excommunicated

    Henry VIII Excommunicated
    Henry marries Anne Boleyn and is excommunicated by Pope Clement VII.
  • Mar 22, 1534

    Pope Clement VII

    Pope Clement VII
    Pope Clement VII declared that the marriage between Katherine and Henry was indeed valid.
  • Jul 1, 1535

    Sir Thomas More's Death

    Sir Thomas More's Death
    Sir Thomas More was tried and convicted for treason and on the 6th of July he told the crowd of spectators that he was dying as “the King’s good servant- but GOD’s first” and was then beheaded in Tower Hill.

  • Beatification

    Beatification
    Thomas More was formally beatified by Pope Leo XIII.

  • Canonization of Thomas More

    Canonization of Thomas More
    400 years after his death, St Thomas More was canonized by Pope Pius XI and was later declared the patron saint of politicians and statesmen by Pope John Paul II.v

  • Feast Day

    Feast Day