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Headhunting The Timely Historian
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- History
Sir Thomas More, once Lord High Chancellor of England, was publicly executed in 1535 - but the fall of the axe only marked the beginning of the adventures of his severed head. What insight can this bizarre story give us into public shaming culture today? Thanks to William Weingarten for help with researching this episode.
Main Sources:
Mantel, Hilary, Wolf Hall (London: 2009).
Mantel, Hilary, Bring Up the Bodies (London: 2012).
Mantel, Hilary, The Mirror and the Light (London: 2020).
Additional Sources:
Bridgett, T.E., The Life and Writings of Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor of England and Martyr under Henry VIII (London: 1892).
Simkin, John, Thomas More, Spartacus Educational. Retrieved from https://spartacus-educational.com/TUDmoreT.htm [Accessed: 02/2020].
Stubbs, John, John Donne: The Reformed Soul (New York: 2007).
Weiring, Maria, Relics of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher Draw Crowds to Cathedral, The Catholic Spirit (27 June 2016). Retrieved from https://thecatholicspirit.com/news/local-news/relics-of/ [Accessed: 02/2021].
Sir Thomas More, once Lord High Chancellor of England, was publicly executed in 1535 - but the fall of the axe only marked the beginning of the adventures of his severed head. What insight can this bizarre story give us into public shaming culture today? Thanks to William Weingarten for help with researching this episode.
Main Sources:
Mantel, Hilary, Wolf Hall (London: 2009).
Mantel, Hilary, Bring Up the Bodies (London: 2012).
Mantel, Hilary, The Mirror and the Light (London: 2020).
Additional Sources:
Bridgett, T.E., The Life and Writings of Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor of England and Martyr under Henry VIII (London: 1892).
Simkin, John, Thomas More, Spartacus Educational. Retrieved from https://spartacus-educational.com/TUDmoreT.htm [Accessed: 02/2020].
Stubbs, John, John Donne: The Reformed Soul (New York: 2007).
Weiring, Maria, Relics of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher Draw Crowds to Cathedral, The Catholic Spirit (27 June 2016). Retrieved from https://thecatholicspirit.com/news/local-news/relics-of/ [Accessed: 02/2021].
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