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Thomas More: A Very Brief History
John Guy
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Description for Thomas More: A Very Brief History
Hardcover. Concise historical introduction to Thomas More and his continuing influence on the world and how we see it. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
‘If the English people were to be set a test to justify their history and civilization by the example of one man, then it is Sir Thomas More whom they would perhaps choose.’ So commented The Times in 1978 on the 500th anniversary of More’s birth. Twenty-two years later, Pope John Paul II proclaimed Thomas More the patron saint of politicians and people in public life, on the basis of his ‘constant fidelity to legitimate authority and . . . his intention to serve not power but the supreme ideal of justice’. In this fresh assessment of ... Read more
‘If the English people were to be set a test to justify their history and civilization by the example of one man, then it is Sir Thomas More whom they would perhaps choose.’ So commented The Times in 1978 on the 500th anniversary of More’s birth. Twenty-two years later, Pope John Paul II proclaimed Thomas More the patron saint of politicians and people in public life, on the basis of his ‘constant fidelity to legitimate authority and . . . his intention to serve not power but the supreme ideal of justice’. In this fresh assessment of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780281077380
SKU
V9780281077380
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About John Guy
John Guy is a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. He is recognised as one of Britain’s most exciting historians, having lectured extensively on Early Modern British History and Renaissance Political Thought in both Britain and the United States. He has so far presented five documentaries for BBC 2 television, including The King’s Servant (on Thomas More) and the four-part ... Read more
Reviews for Thomas More: A Very Brief History
A miniature jewel on Thomas More - what a treat this little book is.
Diarmaid MacCulloch
The Tablet
A lively and learned little book.
Catholic Herald
John Guy has done more towards the scholarly reappraisal of More’s greatness than most other English historians of the last fifty years.
Eamon Duffy
An excellent ... Read more
Diarmaid MacCulloch
The Tablet
A lively and learned little book.
Catholic Herald
John Guy has done more towards the scholarly reappraisal of More’s greatness than most other English historians of the last fifty years.
Eamon Duffy
An excellent ... Read more