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Howard, Ronald William. "Sir Thomas More." Great Lives from History: Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600, edited by Christina J. Moose, Salem Press, 2005. Salem Online, online.salempress.com/articleDetails.do?articleName=GLREN_3631014211.

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3 ways Thomas More contrubiuted in the Renaissance. 

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3 ways Thomas More contrubiuted in the Renaissance. 

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Thomas More did great things for he Renaissance. He had a great achievement as a writer with his most famous and influencing books Utopia which is about the idea of a perfect society built around humanism. Utopia displays community on an Island in which people live very similar idealism and were there is a kind of perfect living habits. He was a great Lawyer and a politician. More was a talented royal official and highly educated Humanist. He played a great role in creating equality as an additional legal system in English law. He was a great father by making sure either boy or girl was highly educated while living under his roof just like he did as a child. Throughout all of his a achievements More showed great intelligence and a good work ethic which helped the Renaissance be what it was.

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Thomas More has a long list of achievements throughout his life, so here is a summary of them all. First, not only did he study to become a lawyer, but he also mastered Latin and formal logic during his time studying at Oxford. Secondly, he read from Holy Scripture, the Church Fathers, the classics, and multiple other literary genres. Next, he became a Monk, an interesting change of heart from previously being a lawyer, but this seemed to be the right move. More was prepared to throw everything away to devote his life to God. Later, he conducted extremely important negotiations with Antwerp merchants, proving he was competent in trade and spokesmanship. Then, as we already know, his famous book Utopia was created and skyrocketed into the literature scene. And if you thought this list of achievements was already sounding way too long, you're out of luck, because More didn't stop there. He then proceeded to become the King's servant, assisting with negotiations and other political topics. Last but certainly not least, Thomas More became the chancellor of England, and it was a very complex role for him. On one hand, More enjoyed being able to serve his country in such a way. On the other, he faced significant challenges, particularly with King Henry VIII and his policies. This resulted in More being sentenced to death by the mad king, ending his incredible life story.

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Thomas More was a very well-known humanist during the period of the Renaissance. In May 1515, Thomas More was appointed to revise an Anglo-Flemish commercial treaty. During the conference, he used long intervals in between the visits to go to Belgian cities. Once he returned to London, he published his book Utopia at Leuven in December 1516. The book's target audience was humanists and an elite group of public officials, and it ended up being a major success with these people. In this book, he spoke about many deep topics such as religion, education, divorce, and other things. Overall, this book established his reputation as a very well-known and foremost humanist in the Renaissance. Even better, his book became so extremely popular that it created a brand new genre, utopian romance.

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Gould, Katherine. "Thomas More." World History: The Modern Era, ABC-CLIO, 2024, worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/305059. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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Thomas More is a famous statesman and humanist. More was given a high education by being sent to Oxford University at the age of 14. At this school, he decided to pursue his father's steps of studying law, resulting in More becoming a very successful lawyer with 3 kids. More was a perfect father to his children, and he wanted his kids to be highly educated like himself. Later, he became a follower of the Carthusian monks who served God by personal devotion. He also stayed close to a group of Christian Humanists during his time in London.

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Thomas More was important to the Renaissance in many different ways, such as his humanism, Utopia, religious reform, political thoughts, and many more impactful things. When it comes to humanism, More was known as one of the greats. He placed a heavy emphasis on learning classical texts and philosophy, and like many other humanists, he strongly believed in people being educated on the ancient works of Rome and Greece. Utopia was a book he wrote about topics not usually written about, causing it to become extremely popular and spark a brand-new genre. Soon later, when he became a member of the king's council known as the master of requests, he resigned from his City office in 1518 and accepted the chance of furthering peace and reformation. This also spread into his political impact, because this action resulted in the lord chancellor, Tomas Wolsey, implementing ideas sprouted from Christian humanists. Overall, Thomas More was an extremely important man during the Renaissance who helped with humanism, politics, religious reform, and more in many different ways.

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Sir Thomas More, also known as Saint Thomas More, was born on February 7, 1478 in London, England. He passed away on July 6, 1535 at the age of 57.

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