Title

Statue of Sir Thomas More in front of Chelsea Old Church, Cheyne Walk, London.

Caption

Statue of Sir Thomas More, Embankment, London. More (1478-1535) was Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor. He refused to subscribe to the Act of Supremacy which made Henry the head of the English Church. In 1534 More was imprisoned in the Tower of London, and beheaded on a charge of treason the following year. He was canonised in 1935 and in 2000 was made the patron saint of politicians and statesmen. The chapel on the south side of the church was More's private chapel.

Date

1890

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Peter Thompson

Reference

HRM19D72_088

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,3Mb) / 12,3in x 15,8in / 3684 x 4743 (300dpi)

Keywords

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