July 6 – The execution of Sir Thomas More
On this day in Tudor history, Tuesday 6th July 1535, in the reign of King Henry VIII, the…
Read MoreJuly 5 – Sir Thomas More writes a final letter to his daughter
On this day in Tudor history, 5th July 1535, in the reign of King Henry VIII, the king’s…
Read MoreJuly 1 – Sir Thomas More is found guilty
On this day in Tudor history, 1st July 1535, in the reign of King Henry VIII, the king's…
Read MoreJune 26 – A commission of oyer and terminer is appointed for Sir Thomas More’s case
On this day in Tudor history, 26th June 1535, in the reign of King Henry VIII, a new…
Read More7 February – The birth of Sir Thomas More, a joust, unrequited love and a nasty accident
On this day in history, 7th February 1477 or 1478, Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, was…
Read MoreSir Thomas More, Henry VIII’s Lord Chancellor
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Sir Thomas More, lawyer, philosopher, humanist, scholar and Henry VIII's…
Read More6 July 1535 – Sir Thomas More is executed on Tower Hill
On this day in history, 6th July 1535, Henry VIII's former friend and Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More,…
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