SIR THOMAS MORE

BASIC INFORMATION

• Birthdate: 1478
• Birthplace: Milk Street London, England
• Also lived in Florence, Italy
• Executed July 6th, 1535 after being accused of treason

MAP OF LONDON

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

• 1504: became a member of parliament
• 1517: worked for King Henry VIII
• 1523: speaker at the House of Commons
• 1529: lord chancellor of England

BEING LORD CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

HOW HE AFFECTED THE MODERN WORLD

• Using writing, faith, and politics, More became an example for others
• Most of his examples are still followed today

IDEAS

• He was a philosopher
• He wrote a book called Utopia that explained what the perfect society would be
• He translated the Latin writings of a humanist into English.

QUOTES

• "A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him." -Thomas More, Utopia
• "You wouldn't abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn't control the winds." -Thomas More, Utopia
• "What is deferred, is not avoided." -Thomas More
• "If the Lion knew his own strength, hard we're it for any man to rule him." -Thomas More

SOURCES

• Www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3063220.thomas_more
• Www.stoa.org.uk/topics/utopia/summary%20of%20ideas%20in%20moore's%20utopia....
• Www.sixwives.info/sir-thomas-more-timeline-biography.htm