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Feb 7, 1478
Date and Place of Birth
Thomas More was born in Milk Street, London, to a lawyer called John More and his wife Agnes Graunger -
Period: Feb 7, 1478 to Jul 6, 1535
Thomas More's Life
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Jan 1, 1485
Starts Schooling
Thomas More starts school at St Anthony's School in London -
Jan 1, 1492
Oxford University
More becomes a student at Oxford University at the age of 15 to study law -
Jan 1, 1496
Lincoln's Inn
More enters Lincoln's Inn to further his studies -
Jan 1, 1499
Call to Priesthood
After the completion of his law studies, More did not automatically follow in his fathers footsteps. Moore subjected himself to the Church and he was determined to become a monk. -
Period: Jan 1, 1499 to Jan 1, 1503
Time at the Carthusian Monastery
More lives throughout this period at the London Charterhouse -
Jan 1, 1504
Joined Parliament
The prayers, fasting and penance habits from the monastery stayed with him is whole life, however Moore was called to serve his country in the field of politics and so he joined parliament in 1504 -
Jan 1, 1505
Marriage
Thomas married Jane Colt who bore him four children, and when she died at a young age, he married a widow, Alice Middleton, to be a mother for his young children. -
Jan 1, 1510
At University
During his time at oxford, more wrote comedies and studied Greek and Latin literature and in 1510 he completed his first works which was an English translation of a Latin biography. -
Jan 1, 1511
Second Marriage
When thomas’ More’s wife, Jane Colt, died at a young age, he married a widow, Alice Middleton, to be a mother for his young children. -
Jan 1, 1515
Writing Utopia
More was also active in the areas of literature and philosophy. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Antwerp where he begins writing UtopiA, his first book -
Mar 22, 1516
Utopia Published
Thomas' book, Utopia, is published which was describes by some to be one of the finest Socratic dialogues of all time. -
Jan 1, 1517
Working for King Henry VIII
Thomas More enters the service of King Henry VIII, gaining his friendship and trust, serving primarily as his personal secretary, but with some administrative and diplomatic responsibilities. -
Jan 1, 1529
Lord Chancellor
More becames Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the first layman yet to hold this position. -
Jan 1, 1529
More being accused
More accused of torturing people that have been accused of heresy. He denies all statements from the protesters but was never cleared from suspicions -
Jan 1, 1532
Thomas Resigns
Resigns as Lord Chancellor, and returns to private life at his house in Chelsea. -
Jan 1, 1534
More Imprisoned
He was imprisoned for refusing to take an oath by the First Succession Act, which included disparaged the Pope’s power and King's annulment to wife Catherine of Aragon. -
Jul 1, 1535
Convicted
He was convicted for treason for denying the power of the Act of Succession and was sentenced to decapitation (beheading). -
Jul 6, 1535
Execution of Thomas More
Thomas More was beheaded and his final words were: "...the King's good servant-but God's first." -
Thomas becomes beatified
Thomas More is Beatified by Pope Leo XIII -
Canonization
Four hundred years after my death, i Thomas More was canonized in the Catholic Church by Pope Pius XI and was later declared the patron saint of politicians and statesmen by Pope John Paul II.
