The life of Thomas More

By Peter Ackroyd

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

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.