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title: Sir Thomas More in the Tower of London
author: Claudius Jacquand / Xavier Caré
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12104/sir-thomas-more-in-the-tower-of-london/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Sir Thomas More in the Tower of London

_Authored by Claudius Jacquand / Xavier Caré_

## Image File

[![Sir Thomas More in the Tower of London](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12104.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12104.jpg)

## Image Caption

A 19th century CE painting by [Claudius](https://www.worldhistory.org/claudius/) Jacquand showing [Sir Thomas More](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sir_Thomas_More/) (1478-1535 CE) with his wife and daughter during his imprisonment in the [Tower of London](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tower_of_London/) for treason against [Henry VIII of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/Henry_VIII_of_England/) (r. 1509-1547 CE). (Museum of Fine Arts, Lyon, France)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Caré, C. J. /. X. (2020, April 21). Sir Thomas More in the Tower of London. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12104/sir-thomas-more-in-the-tower-of-london/>
### Chicago
Caré, Claudius Jacquand / Xavier. "Sir Thomas More in the Tower of London." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 21, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12104/sir-thomas-more-in-the-tower-of-london/>.
### MLA
Caré, Claudius Jacquand / Xavier. "Sir Thomas More in the Tower of London." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Apr 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12104/sir-thomas-more-in-the-tower-of-london/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_More,_grand_chancelier_d%27Angleterre_by_Claudius_Jacquand_portrait_(cropped).jpg) by [**Claudius Jacquand / Xavier Caré**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_More,_grand_chancelier_d%27Angleterre_by_Claudius_Jacquand_portrait_(cropped).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 21 April 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.