Question

Sir Thomas More was executed because he A. would not stand with Henry VIII against the Protestant revolt. B. would not accept Henry VIII as head of the Church in England. C. protested the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church. D. set up a utopian community based on Calvinist beliefs.

Answer 1

Sir Thomas More was executed because he would not accept Henry VIII as head of the Church in England. Option B is correct.

Sir Thomas More was venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More. He was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He was also a councillor to Henry VIII, and Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to 16 May 1532.

Sir Thomas opposed the king's separation from the Catholic Church, refusing to acknowledge Henry as Supreme Head of the Church of England.