SIR THOMAS MORE

SIR THOMAS MORE

• Born February 7, 1478 in
• London London UK
• Died July 6, 1535 in
• Tower Hill London UK

SCHOOL

• Attended St. Anthony's
• St. Anthony's was the best school
• Went to Oxford University
• Studied for two years,
• Latin and formal logic

CAREER

• After his first two years at
• the university, his father
• pulled him out to become a lawyer
• After Oxford he led a career
• of being a successful lawyer.

ACHIEVMENTS

• Wrote the book "Utopia" in 1515
• 1523 elected Speaker of the House of Commons
• Wrote the "History of King Richard III"

HOW HE DIED

• More served as a councilor
• For Henry III but later refused
• To accept his offer from as head of the church
• and was tried for treason. He spent a year in
• jail before being beheaded.

TOWER HILL

HOW HE WAS A HUMANIST

• Because his work in novels, church and philosophy.
• His book Utopia really changed the education system by what it talked about.
• He taught people about things like communism and divorce.

QUOTES

• "One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated."
• "The king's good servant, but God's first."

UTOPIA

• Utopia is one of the most important books that More wrote.
• Things in the book: woman's rights, divorce, and religion.
• Still read today and it was written in 1515.

HISTORY OF KING RICHARD III

• His first "masterpiece"
• Inspired to write it from Shakespeare himself

MORE TODAY

• More changed school by still using "Utopia" today
• Changed the way we look at marriage and divorce
• Influenced people about women's rights

BIBLIOGRAHPY

• Google Imges
• Biography.com
• Brainyquote.com
• Emily Scally