Thomas More: A Very Short Introduction - Peter Marshall

Category: Autobiography & Biographies
Language: English
Keywords: Very Short Introductions

Written by Peter Marshall
Read by Simon Alison
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
Release date: 04-14-26

Thomas More is an enduringly fascinating and profoundly controversial figure. A brilliant scholar, his Utopia of 1516 dared to imagine how society might be completely reordered. At the same time, his hatred of the Reformation caused him to advocate, and seek to implement, the death penalty for heretics. A friend and advisor to Henry VIII, More’s refusal to support Henry’s break with Rome led to his execution in 1535, and the start of a long argument about his legacy.

This Very Short Introduction assesses More’s life, writings, and achievements, and examines changing views of his character, in both historical interpretation and various works of fiction.