Utopia by Sir Thomas More
Utopia by Sir Thomas More of the Renaissance During most of the 1600s, Europe was dominated by three major ruling families. They were the Tudors, the Hasburgs, and Bourbons. The Hasburgs ruled over Spain, Portugal, the majority of Italy, the southern Netherlands, and the immense empire in South America. The Bourbons ruled over France and the Tudors over England. Europe of the 1600s was harshly divided between Catholic and Protestant. The big wars of the later part of the sixteenth century were religious wars. All of Europe, at one time or another was affected by the Renaissance. Art, literature, music and entertainment were all parts of life that were changed by the Renaissance. One important writer of this time was Sir Thomas More (Holmes 248). Thomas More was born in Milk Street, London, on February 7, 1478. His father was Sir John More and was a prominent judge in the town. He went to school at Saint Anthony’s School which was located in London. When he was young, he acted as a page in the Archbishop Morton’s home. Archbishop Morton said that Thomas More would be a “marvelous man”. Thomas went on to study at Oxford University and while he was there he wrote comedies and studied Greek and Latin literature. In
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Approximate Word count = 1059
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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