Introduction – brief biographical details – why this person is significant
Thomas More was born on the 7th of February, 1478 in London, the United Kingdom. He was a noble man and had three daughters and one son with Jane Colt. After his wife died Thomas More remarried to a widow, Alice Middleton. He went to the University of Oxford for six years and became an English lawyer, author, social philosopher, statesman and became a Lord Chancellor of England. Thomas More was close friend to Henry VIII and he had a very strong catholic faith and followed God. In 1535, Thomas More was executed by Henry VIII at the age of 57 and was buried at the church of St Peter ad Vincula in London.
Body 1 – What inspired him to become a catalyst for change, key events from the person's story
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He was inspired to become a catalyst for change when he was asked to take the oath of supremacy. This oath was a law that made the people of England recognise Henry VIII as the head of the church rather than the pope. Thomas More refused to take this oath as he thought it was against his beliefs. After defending the seven sacraments against Martin Luther, the Pope called Thomas More the ‘Defender of the Faith’. He wrote a book called Utopia about law and religion in 1516. This book was a permeant fixture in academic thought. Thomas More challenged the king of England, this was a very risky thing to do at the time. Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife, and Thomas More spoke out against this and thought it was not right to divorce because of his strong Catholic