Thomas More’s Utopia

Part I of Essay
Thesis: Sir Thomas More, one of the most respected figures in English History, was a well-known English writer and a statesman. He is known for being the author of the book Utopia and for his religious stance against King Henry VIII that would later cost him his life. I. ....

Part II of Essay
.... IV died and left throne to Edward V. He then died shortly after and Richard III became king. Thirty years later, More would become Rchard’s biographer. Two years afterwards King Richard III was slain in the Battle of the Roses. Henry VII later became king (The World Book Encyclopedia 802). During the reign of Henry VII More grew into manhood. His father was John More, a barrister of Lincoln’s Inn. After schooling at St. Anthony’s he lived with John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury (Comptons Encyclopedia 582). Morton recognized the tal ....