A daughter's love

By J. A. Guy

Subjects: Biography, Christian martyrs, More, thomas, sir, saint, 1478-1535, Great britain, intellectual life, Humanists, Fathers and daughters, Women, biography, Family, Great britain, history, tudors, 1485-1603, Christian philosophers, Far-dotterrelationer, Women, great britain, History, Martyrer, Roper, margaret, 1505-1544

Description: "The life of Sir Thomas More is familiar to many. His opposition to Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn, his arrest for treason in 1534, his virtuoso defence at his trial and his execution in 1535 (and subsequent martyrdom) make up one of the most. famous stories in British history." "While More's place in history is secure, however, his daughter Margaret has been almost forgotten: she was airbrushed out of the story, even though she played a leading role in this very public drama. During More's imprisonment in the Tower of London, Margaret became his sole intermediary with the outside world. She visited frequently, and the pair wrote long and loving letters to one another. Margaret also smuggled other inflammatory letters in and out of the Tower during these visits, and it is through these that we see a dramatic new portrait of Sir Thomas More emerge."--Jacket.