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Arrest of Thomas More

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1534Date range
1Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1534

Henry VIII17 April 1534

London · House / House of Tudor

Thomas More is arrested after refusing to swear the oath required by the succession settlement.

Henry VIII17 April 1534

Tower of London · House / House of Tudor

Sir Thomas More is arrested for refusing to take the oath of succession

Names involved

Henry VIII

Provenance

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