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Claire | April 17, 2013
On this day in 1534, Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII’s Lord Chancellor, was sent to the Tower of London after refusing to swear the Oath of Succession. On arriving at the Tower, he wrote a letter to his eldest daughter, Margaret Roper, to inform her of events. Here is the letter: “When I was before
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Claire | July 6, 2012
Today we remember two very different Tudor characters, and two very different deaths: the execution of Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII’s former Lord Chancellor, for treason, and the natural death of King Edward VI. You can read more about the deaths of these two men in the following articles: The Execution of Sir Thomas More
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Claire | July 5, 2012
On the 5th July 1535, Sir Thomas More, who was imprisoned in the Tower of London and awaiting execution, wrote his final letter. It was to his beloved daughter, Margaret Roper, and it was written in coal. Here it is: “Our Lord bless you good daughter and your good husband and your little boy and
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Claire | October 26, 2011
On this day in history, 26th October… 1529 – Thomas More took his oath as Chancellor 1536 – The rebels of the Pilgrimage of Grace halted at Scawsby Leys, near Doncaster, where they met troops captained by the Duke of Norfolk. The rebels were said to number around 30,000 and Norfolk’s army only a fifth
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Claire | July 6, 2011
Also on this day in history, on the 6th July 1535, Sir Thomas More was executed on Tower Hill. According to the Chronicler, Edward Hall, as Thomas More stumbled on climbing the scaffold, he said “merrily” to the Lieutenant: “Pray, Sir, see me safe up; and as to my coming down, let me shift for
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Claire | February 7, 2011
On this day in history, 7th February 1478, Sir Thomas More was born in Milk Street London. Happy 533rd Birthday Thomas! You can read more about Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII’s Lord Chancellor and author of “Utopia”, in the following articles:- Sir Thomas More Happy Birthday Sir Thomas More Sir Thomas More Becomes Lord Chancellor
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Claire | October 25, 2010
On this day in history, 25th October 1529, Sir Thomas More became Henry VIII’s Lord Chancellor. On the 17th October 1529, Cardinal Wolsey had been forced to surrender the Great Seal to the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk at his house in Westminster, in front of Sir William Fitzwilliam, John Tayler and Stephen Gardiner, and
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Claire | July 6, 2010
On the 6th July 1535, Henry VIII’s former friend and Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, was beheaded at the Tower of London. His crime? High treason. But did Sir Thomas More really commit high treason?
