Thomas More

A Life and Death in Tudor England

Dr Joanne Paul

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Michael Joseph Ltd
29 May 2025

Biography: general; Biography: historical, political & military; Biography: literary; Biography: religious & spiritual; History; British & Irish history

Worshipped as a saint, detested as a torturer, admired as revolutionary, condemned as dogmatic- the definitive biography of the man who dominated England in the first half of the 16th century

Thomas More is one of the most famous - or infamous - figures in English history. Is he a saintly scholar and an inspiration for statesmen, socialists and intellectuals even today? Or is he the stubborn zealot famously portrayed in Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall?

Here is the definitive biography of this hypnotic, flawed figure. Overturning many interpretations of the sixteenth century, Joanne Paul shows More to have been an intellectual and political giant of his age, central to the making of modern Europe. Drawing on new archival discoveries and over a decade's research into More's life and work, this is a richly-told story of family, faith and politics.

By: Dr Joanne Paul
Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 50mm
Weight: 911g
ISBN: 9781405953603
ISBN 10: 1405953608
Pages: 624
Publication Date: 29 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joanne Paul is a writer, broadcaster, consultant, and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Intellectual History at the University of Sussex. A BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker, her research focuses on the intellectual and cultural history of the Renaissance and Early Modern periods. She has written for the Cambridge University Press 'Ideas in Context' series, and has been widely praised for her work on Thomas More, William Shakespeare, Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes. Her current academic project is an edition of Thomas More's Utopia for the Oxford University Press. Her first book for the trade, The House of Dudley was published in 2022. Thomas More- A Life is publishing Spring 2025.

Reviews for Thomas More: A Life and Death in Tudor England

Praise for Joanne Paul -- - Death, desire, power and scandal - this is riveting stuff. Paul produces a well-written, historically grounded page-turner * Spectator * Brilliant and lucid. This is an original and illuminating work -- Suzannah Lipscomb A spectacular achievement -- Nicola Tallis Absorbing, meticulously researched and expertly executed -- Lindsey Fitzharris