Thomas More: A BiographyOver the centuries, biographers of Thomas More have always praised him and made him an example for their own times. He was a man for all seasons. This Tudor prelate and Lord Chancellor of England shared human qualities identifiable in all ages--pride, love, ambition, generosity, hypocrisy, and greed. He was less than common because he was witty and a great storyteller--the best between Chaucer and Shakespeare. Truly, he was a Renaissance man with the contradictions such praise imposes on a towering figure. In Richard Marius's authoritative and engaging portrait, Sir Thomas More, the martyr and brilliant public figure, is a lesson for our season. |
Contents
3 | 31 |
PUBLIC CAREER TO 1515 | 44 |
THOMAS MORE AND THE RENAISSANCE | 64 |
MORE AND ERASMUS | 79 |
THE HISTORY OF KING RICHARD III | 98 |
THE RICHARD HUNNE AFFAIR | 123 |
CHURCH AND STATE IN MORES CAREER | 142 |
THE BUILDING OF UTOPIA | 152 |
THOMAS MORE THEOLOGICAL COUNCILLOR | 276 |
DEATH AND DYING | 292 |
THE REFORMATION CONTINUES | 302 |
PUBLIC DEFENDER OF THE FAITH | 325 |
ELEVATION TO LORD CHANCELLOR | 351 |
LORD CHANCELLOR AND KING | 371 |
THOMAS MORE AND THE HERETICS | 386 |
DEFEAT AND DEPARTURE | 407 |
UTOPIAS RELIGION AND THOMAS MORES faith | 171 |
CONCLUDING POSTSCRIPT | 184 |
THOMAS MORE ROYAL COUNCILLOR | 189 |
HOUSEHOLD FAMILY AND PRIVATE LIFE | 217 |
151621 | 235 |
THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT | 251 |
LUTHER AND THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION | 264 |
LAST MONTHS OF FREEDOM | 418 |
MORE IN PRISON | 461 |
THE LAST DAYS | 490 |
EPILOGUE | 515 |
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