The life of Thomas More

By Peter Ackroyd

Subjects: Biography, Politics and government, Christian martyrs, Statesmen, Intellectual life, Humanists, Great britain, history, tudors, 1485-1603, Relations with humanists, Historical, Christian philosophers, Biographies & autobiographies, History

Description: A biography of Catholic martyr and saint, Thomas More, discussing his formidable intellect, political skill, and the steadfast faith that resulted in his beheading when he refused to follow King Henry VIII's lead in severing England's ties to the Catholic Church.