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More’s most famous work, ''Utopia'', is an attempt to depict an ideal society, one in which men live in harmony under the holy will of the Most High God. | More’s most famous work, ''Utopia'', is an attempt to depict an ideal society, one in which men live in harmony under the holy will of the Most High God. | ||
Kvikmyndin byggð á leikriti Roberts Bolt, ''Maður fjölhæfninnar'' (A Man For All Seasons), er ævisaga Herra Tómasar More. | |||
An ironic footnote to this episode is that in 1538 Henry VIII had the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket broken to pieces. After so many centuries he had never forgiven Becket. Henry ordered Becket’s name erased from the prayer books and prohibited any images of Becket in England. | An ironic footnote to this episode is that in 1538 Henry VIII had the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket broken to pieces. After so many centuries he had never forgiven Becket. Henry ordered Becket’s name erased from the prayer books and prohibited any images of Becket in England. | ||