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When More died on the scaffold, a shudder of horror ran through Christian Europe, comparable only to that felt at the death of Kings at the hands of their subjects, of Charles I of England, of Louis XVI of France, of Nicolas II of Russia. To this day his living descendente bear witness to his refusa...

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Published inMoreana (Angers) Vol. 41; no. 157/158; p. 2
Main Author Hailsham, Lord
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Angers Edinburgh University Press 01.06.2004
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Becket, Thomas (1118?-70)
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Summary:When More died on the scaffold, a shudder of horror ran through Christian Europe, comparable only to that felt at the death of Kings at the hands of their subjects, of Charles I of England, of Louis XVI of France, of Nicolas II of Russia. To this day his living descendente bear witness to his refusal to adopt the celibate life of the Catholic priest. Undersheriff of London, barrister and Bencher of Lincoln's Inn, M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons, Lord Chancellor of England, here was a man of the world, immersed in politics, the frequenter of courts, the intimate of the sovereign who became his murderer.
ISSN:0047-8105
2398-4961