Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) and his daughter, Margaret, 19th : R Anderson
Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) and his daughter, Margaret, 19th century. More was an English lawyer, author, and statesman. During his lifetime he earned a reputation as a leading humanist scholar and occupied many public offices, including that of Lord Chancellor from 1529 to 1532. More coined the word utopia, a name he gave to an ideal, imaginary island nation whose political system he described in a book published in 1516. He is chiefly remembered for his principled refusal to accept King Henry VIII's claim to be supreme head of the Church of England, a decision which ended his political career and led to his execution for treason.
Size: 3685px × 2846px
Location:
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: &, /, 19th, author, black, britain, british, century, chancellor, christianity, church, collector, concept, country, dad, daughter, dead, death, england, engraving, executed, family, father, fatherhood, indoors, job, law, lawyer, location, lord, monochrome, nineteenth, occupation, politician, politics, print, profession, religion, religious, saint, sir, statesman, thomas, treason, utopia, white, window, writer
