Thomas More: A Very Short Introduction

Thomas More: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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Thomas More: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

Thomas More: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

by Peter Marshall
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Thomas More is an enduringly fascinating and profoundly controversial figure. A brilliant scholar, his Utopia of 1516 dared to imagine how society might be completely reordered. At the same time, his hatred of the Reformation caused him to advocate, and seek to implement, the death penalty for heretics. A friend and advisor to Henry VIII, More's refusal to support Henry's break with Rome led to his execution in 1535, and the start of a long argument about his legacy.

This Very Short Introduction assesses More's life, writings and achievements, and examines changing views of his character, in both historical interpretation and various works of fiction.

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ISBN9780192843173
Author Peter Marshall
PublisherOxford University Press
GenreHistory
FormatPaperback
PublishedJune 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages160
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Peter Marshall is Professor of History at the University of Warwick, UK, where he has taught since 1994. A prize-winning commentator on the religious and cultural history of early modern Britain, his many publications include The Reformation: A Very Short Introduction (2009), Mother Leakey and the Bishop: A Ghost Story (2007), Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation (2017), and Invisible Worlds: Death, Religion and the Supernatural in England, 1500-1700 (2017).

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