Henry VIII17 April 1534
Thomas More is arrested after refusing to swear the oath required by the succession settlement.
England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Thomas More is arrested after refusing to swear the oath required by the succession settlement.
Sir Thomas More is arrested for refusing to take the oath of succession
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