Sir Thomas More, Utopia, and the Representation of Henry VIII, 1529-1533
Contributor(s): J. Christopher Warner
This essay examines Sir Thomas More's Utopia in the context of Henry VIII's divorce crisis. During this period tracts from the royal press publicized an image of Henry VIII as a disinterested philosopher-king who welcomed open debate and advice at his court. Reading Morus and Hythlodaeus's...