Thomas More Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Utopia

Utopia is an Island, Greek for "no place" where everything is shared. Raphael Hythloday describes the politics of the island country of Utopia. Greek, alludes to archangel Raphael, purveyor of truth, and mean "speaker of nonsense"

no place

Utopia is an Island, Greek for "no place" where everything is shared. Raphael Hythloday describes the politics of the island country of Utopia. Greek, alludes to archangel Raphael, purveyor of truth, and mean "speaker of nonsense"

speaker of nonsense

Utopia is an Island, Greek for "no place" where everything is shared. Raphael Hythloday describes the politics of the island country of Utopia. Greek, alludes to archangel Raphael, purveyor of truth, and mean "speaker of nonsense"

Reader

Appointed Reader at Lincolns Inn

History of Richard III

Publication of "History of Richard III"

Utopia Published

More publishes Utopia in Latin.

History of Richard III

Publication of "History of Richard III"

Counsellor

More enters the King's service as Counsellor and personal servant

Evil May Day Intervention

More helps calm the Evil May Day disturbances in London and urges the crowd to disperse.

Embassy to Calais

More serves on a diplomatic mission to Calais.

Counsel to the Papal Ambassador

More acts as legal counsel to the pope's ambassador in England.

Between 1513 and 1518, More worked on a

Between 1513 and 1518, More worked on a History of King Richard III, an unfinished historiography, based on Sir Robert Honorrs Tragic Deunfall of Richard II, Suvereign of Britain (1485), that influenced William Shakespeares play Richard III

Epigrams Published

A collection of More's Latin epigrams appears in print with Utopia-related material.

Master of Requests

More begins serving as Master of Requests in the royal administration.

Entry into Royal Service

More enters the service of Henry VIII after years in London civic and legal office.

Meeting with Francis I

Accompanies Henry VIII to Calais in preparation for a visit to meet Francis I

Letter to Germain de Brie

More writes to Germain de Brie in the controversy arising from their Latin epigrams.

Field of the Cloth of Gold

More accompanies the English court during the diplomatic meeting known as the Field of the Cloth of Gold.

Alliance England and Emperor Charles V

Assists Wolsey with discussions for an alliance between England & Emperor Charles V

Accompanies Wolsey to Bruges

Accompanies Wolsey to Bruges

Accompanies Wolsey to Calais

Accompanies Wolsey to Calais

Diplomatic Mission

After a diplomatic mission to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, More is knighted and made under-treasurer

Knighthood

After a diplomatic mission to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, More is knighted and made under-treasurer

Under Treasurer

Appointed Under Treasurer of England

Knighthood

Thomas More is knighted after entering increasingly senior royal service.

Under-Treasurer of the Exchequer

More is appointed under-treasurer of the Exchequer.

Assists Henry VIII with writing the Defence of

Assists Henry VIII with writing the Defence of the Seven Sacraments, a polemic response to Martin Luthers On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church

Seven Sacraments

Assists Henry VIII with writing the Defence of the Seven Sacraments, a polemic response to Martin Luthers On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church

Oration Welcoming Charles V

More delivers a public Latin oration welcoming Emperor Charles V to England.

Royal Secretary Service

More takes on increasingly important work as secretary and adviser to Henry VIII.

More Requests Freedom of Speech

Speaker Thomas More asks Henry VIII to interpret parliamentary speeches favourably, the earliest well-known Commons claim associated with freedom of debate.

Role range: 1523-1523

Thomas More Chosen Speaker

Thomas More becomes Speaker of the Commons during Henry VIII's major wartime Parliament and represents the House before the king.

Role range: 1523-1523

Constitution of England

Makes the 1st request by a Speaker for freedom of speech in the House of Commons

Reform of Free Speech

Expresses the first known request by a Speaker of the House for free speech

Speaker of House of Commons

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

Responsio ad Lutherum

More publishes Responsio ad Lutherum, answering Martin Luther in defence of Henry VIII's religious position.

Speaker of the House of Commons

More serves as Speaker of the House of Commons.

High Steward of Oxford University

More is appointed High Steward of the University of Oxford.

Move to Chelsea

More moves his household to Chelsea, where his home becomes a centre of family learning and humanist exchange.

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, a position holding administrative and judicial control of much of northern England