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Feb 7, 1478
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
He continued his studies at Oxford University and studied law. -
Jan 1, 1496
Education
He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn to further his legal studies. -
Jan 1, 1499
Work
After the completion of St Thomas More’s studies, he started working as a barrister. -
Jan 1, 1504
Parliament
St Thomas More became a member of the parliament. -
Jan 1, 1505
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
He gained a reputation as a scrupulously honest man when appointed under-sheriff of London. -
Jan 1, 1511
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
He began to write his book ”Utopia”. -
Jan 1, 1516
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 becomes “personal servant” and counsellor under the service of King Henry VIII. -
Jan 1, 1526
King Henry VIII
King Henry VIII falls madly in love with Anne Boleyn. -
Jan 1, 1529
Lord Chancellor of England
Sir Thomas More was made Lord Chancellor of England. -
Jan 1, 1530
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 !!
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
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 marries Anne Boleyn and is excommunicated by Pope Clement VII. -
Mar 22, 1534
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 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
Thomas More was formally beatified by Pope Leo XIII. -
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 -
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