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Sir Thomas More (1478-1535 CE) was a lawyer, scholar, statesman, and Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) who was executed in July 1535 CE for his refusal to endorse Henry's break of the Church in England from the Catholic...

Saint Thomas Aquinas (l. 1225-1274, also known as the "Ox of Sicily" and the "Angelic Doctor") was a Dominican friar, mystic, theologian, and philosopher, all at once. Although he lived a relatively short life, dying at age 49, Thomas occupied...

Thomas Becket (aka Thomas á Becket) was chancellor to Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189) and then archbishop of Canterbury (1162 to 1170). Thomas repeatedly clashed with his sovereign over the relationship between the Crown and Church, particularly...

Thomas Cromwell (l. c. 1485-1540 CE) served as chief minister to Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) from 1532 to 1540 CE. With his king and the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer (in office 1533-55 CE), Cromwell masterminded the...

Thomas Cranmer served as the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury from 1533 to 1555 and was one of the prime architects of the English Reformation during the reigns of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547) and Edward VI of England (r...

A stained glass window depicting Sir Thomas More (also known as St. Thomas More; 1478 - 1535 CE). From the Lancaster Cathedral, England.

A painting of Sir Thomas More as Lord Chancellor (in office 1530-2 CE) by Hans Holbein the Younger. Painted in 1530 CE. (Frick Collection, New York)

A 19th century CE painting by Claudius Jacquand showing Sir Thomas More (1478-1535 CE) with his wife and daughter during his imprisonment in the Tower of London for treason against Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (Museum of Fine...

Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal Archbishop of York (l. c. 1473-1530 CE) served as Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) from around 1513 CE to 1529 CE. Wolsey rose to become the most powerful man in England after the king, he...

A 19th century CE painting by William Frederick Yeames showing Sir Thomas More (1478-1535 CE) meeting his daughter following his death sentence for treason against Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE).