St Thomas More

By JasonMaatouk96
  • Sir Thomas More was born.
    Feb 7, 1478

    Sir Thomas More was born.

    Sir Thomas More was born in milk street, London on the 7th of february 1478.
  • May 27, 1492

    thomas more studied at oxford university

    Thomas More studied at Oxford University and studied law.
  • Mar 25, 1499

    thomas works as a barriester

    Thomas More starts work as a barrister after finishing his law studies
  • Mar 25, 1504

    he becomes a member of the parliament

  • Mar 25, 1505

    thomas thought about entering priesthood

    Thomas More thought about entering the priesthood but decided not to and
    married Jane Colt, he said he would rather be a good husband rather than a bad priest.
  • Mar 25, 1511

    His wife jane dies

    His wife Jane dies leaving him with four children. He was remarried to Alice Middleton, . Alice also has a daughter called Alice,thomas adopts alice.
  • Mar 25, 1515

    He starts writing his book< "utopia"

  • Mar 25, 1516

    his book was published

  • Mar 25, 1517

    enters the services of king henry

    Thomas More enters the service of King Henry VIII as counsellor and "personal servant".
  • Mar 25, 1529

    Sir Thomas More was made the lord chancellor of england.

  • Apr 25, 1534

    sent to the tower

    Sir Thomas More sent to the Tower for refusing to take the oath of the Act of Succession
  • Jul 1, 1535

    convicted for treason

    Sir Thomas More tried and convicted for treason and on 6 July he is beheaded on Tower Hill.
  • Jul 6, 1535

    Date of death: Died on 6 July 1535

    Date of Death: Died on 6 July 1535, he was executed by beheading

  • St Thomas More was canonized

    four hundred years after his death, St 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.