Sir Thomas More (1478-1535 CE) was a lawyer, scholar, statesman, and Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) who was executed in July 1535 CE for his refusal to endorse Henry's break of the Church in England from the Catholic Church in Rome.
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1478 - 1535Life of Sir Thomas More, scholar and Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England.
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1515Sir Thomas More participates in a royal trade delegation to Flanders.
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1516Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' is published.
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1518Sir Thomas More is invited to join the KIng's Council of Henry VIII of England.
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1521Sir Thomas More is knighted by Henry VIII of Englandnand made Treasurer of the Exchequer.
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1523Sir Thomas More is made Speaker of the House of Commons.
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1525Sir Thomas More is made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
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1529 - 1532Sir Thomas More is Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England.
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1532Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor over Henry VIII of England's plans to remarry.
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1534 - 1535Sir Thomas More is imprisoned in the Tower of London prior to his execution.
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28 Nov 1534The Act of Supremacy declares Henry VIII of England the head of the Church in England and not the Pope.
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6 Jul 1535Sir Thomas More is executed for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII of England as the head of the Church in England.
