Concise historical introduction to Thomas More and his continuing influence on the world and how we see it
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
Renaissance Secrets (series 2), and has contributed to Meet the
Ancestors (BBC 2) and to Channel 4’s Time Team and Royal Deaths and
Diseases. Wolsey’s Lost Palace of Hampton Court was a short-listed
finalist for the 2002 Channel 4 television awards.
John Guy also appears regularly on BBC Radio 2, Radio 3, Radio 4,
BBC World Service and BBC Scotland, and he currently writes or
reviews for The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Economist, the
Times Literary Supplement, BBC History Magazine and History Today.
A miniature jewel on Thomas More - what a treat this little book
is.
*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 starting point for anyone beginning a course of study
on the Reformation.
*The Reader*
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