Thomas More by Madeleine Mooney https://padlet.com/mmooney241/95ewdi71vlcdgnqp Renaissance en-us 2020-10-21 14:03:27 UTC 2025-10-23 15:51:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Thomas More mmooney241 https://padlet.com/mmooney241/95ewdi71vlcdgnqp/wish/848812115 2020-10-21 14:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mmooney241/95ewdi71vlcdgnqp/wish/848812115 Where Was He Born? mmooney241 https://padlet.com/mmooney241/95ewdi71vlcdgnqp/wish/848816055 Thomas More was born in London, England (Gould). ]]> 2020-10-21 14:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mmooney241/95ewdi71vlcdgnqp/wish/848816055 When Was He Born? mmooney241 https://padlet.com/mmooney241/95ewdi71vlcdgnqp/wish/848819608 Thomas More was born on February 6, 1478 (Gould). ]]> 2020-10-21 14:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mmooney241/95ewdi71vlcdgnqp/wish/848819608 When Did He Die? mmooney241 https://padlet.com/mmooney241/95ewdi71vlcdgnqp/wish/848833997 On April 13, 1524, More refused to take an oath. Therefore, on April 17, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. He was then beheaded on July 6, 1535 in London for treason (Gould).

]]> 2020-10-21 14:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mmooney241/95ewdi71vlcdgnqp/wish/848833997 What did Thomas More do before his Renaissance achievement, what was his younger life like? mmooney241 https://padlet.com/mmooney241/95ewdi71vlcdgnqp/wish/859438702 Thomas More originally wanted to become a monk although his father, a judge, convinced him to become a lawyer instead. More went to Oxford University at the age of 14. He became a humanist and a scholar and wrote many books in both Latin and English (Schwager).]]> 2020-10-25 14:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mmooney241/95ewdi71vlcdgnqp/wish/859438702 Why is Thomas More important to the Renaissance? What are the three most important things he accomplished? What is he best known for? mmooney241 https://padlet.com/mmooney241/95ewdi71vlcdgnqp/wish/859455480 Thomas More was the Lord chancellor for King Henry VIII during the Renaissance (Sheldon). He is best know for his book Utopia which was a bestseller in Europe. The book described a world where there was no greed and violence. In the book, it showed More's observations about the King's policies that humanists did not agree with and his thoughts on politics (Gould). Him and his fellow scholar Desiderius Erasmus thought that their humanist beliefs, including classical Greek philosophy, religious tolerance, and optimism should reflect in the government (Stockdale). More was recognized as a churchman and a Renaissance man whose ideals changed history (Sheldon).


]]> 2020-10-25 15:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mmooney241/95ewdi71vlcdgnqp/wish/859455480 How do he exemplify the era and spirit of the Renaissance period? How does his work or achievements reflect the Renaissance style? mmooney241 https://padlet.com/mmooney241/95ewdi71vlcdgnqp/wish/859474366 Thomas More's use of humanism inspired Catholics and Protestants to use his logic. He had humanist beliefs, including classical Greek philosophy, religious tolerance, and optimism which reflected in the Renaissance (Stockdale).

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