MORE, Thomas

MORE, Thomas
(1478-1535)
   English ROMAN CATHOLIC who encouraged REFORM and CHRISTIAN living but was martyred for opposing the DIVORCE of King HENRY VIII on religious grounds. His most famous work is Utopia (1516).

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