A daughter's love
Subtitle: Thomas & Margaret More
By: John Guy
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780007192311
Subjects: Family; Christian philosophers; Biography; Christian martyrs; History; Families; Familj; Kristna filosofer; Biografi; Martyrer; Far-dotterrelationer; Historia
Description: "The life of Sir Thomas More is familiar to many. His opposition to Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn, his arrest for treason in 1534, his virtuoso defence at his trial and his execution in 1535 (and subsequent martyrdom) make up one of the most. famous stories in British history." "While More's place in history is secure, however, his daughter Margaret has been almost forgotten: she was airbrushed out of the story, even though she played a leading role in this very public drama. During More's imprisonment in the Tower of London, Margaret became his sole intermediary with the outside world. She visited frequently, and the pair wrote long and loving letters to one another. Margaret also smuggled other inflammatory letters in and out of the Tower during these visits, and it is through these that we see a dramatic new portrait of Sir Thomas More emerge."--Jacket.
Notes: Map on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. I.; title: Margaret's World -- -- 1.; title: A Child is Born -- -- 2.; title: Family Matters -- -- 3.; title: Rites of Passage -- -- 4.; title: Enter Alice -- -- 5.; title: A Go-Between -- -- 6.; title: An Absent Father -- -- 7.; title: Coming of Age -- -- pt. II.; title: Thomas's World -- -- 8.; title: Speaking in Tongues -- -- 9.; title: Speaking Out -- -- 10.; title: The Limits of Reason -- -- 11.; title: Alternative Utopias -- -- 12.; title: Convulsions in Christendom -- -- 13.; title: A Utopian Dilemma -- -- pt. III.; title: The Ropers -- -- 14.; title: Shifting Sands -- -- 15.; title: Heaven in Chelsea -- -- 16.; title: 'Our Father' -- -- 17.; title: The Devil Makes Work -- -- 18.; title: Illusion of Reality -- -- pt. IV.; title: Thomas's Challenge -- -- 19.; title: 'Fate We Must Obey' -- -- 20.; title: Grappling with the Devil -- -- 21.; title: The Press of Suitors -- -- 22.; title: Resignation -- -- pt. V.; title: Two against a Tyrant -- -- 23.; title: A Knock at the Door -- -- 24.; title: The Heart of the Matter -- -- 25.; title: Fighting Back -- -- 26.; title: 'Merrily in Heaven' -- -- 27.; title: Telling the Story.