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Resignation of Thomas More

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

2Records
1532Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1532

Henry VIII16 May 1532

London · House / House of Tudor

Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor after refusing to support Henry VIII's break with Rome.

Henry VIII16 May 1532

London · House / House of Tudor

Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor after the Submission of the Clergy.

Names involved

Henry VIII

Provenance

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