Thomas More

Birth: 1478-02-07 , Londres

Death: 1535-07-06 , Tower Hill

Sir Thomas More was a prominent English statesman, jurist, writer, and humanist. Born in London, he is best known for his work 'Utopia', a political novel describing an ideal fictional society, and for his opposition to Henry VIII's divorce, which led to his execution.

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[ Drawing his beard aside before placing his head on the block :] This hath not offended the king.

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