tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post6465768769306346621..comments2024-03-26T07:37:54.729+00:00Comments on Confessions of a Ci-Devant: July 6th, 1535: The Execution of Sir Thomas MoreGareth Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-1567282173430634432010-07-16T01:48:55.165+01:002010-07-16T01:48:55.165+01:00Thank you, Claire, and vice-versa.Thank you, Claire, and vice-versa.Gareth Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-1176913007346971252010-07-15T19:28:15.574+01:002010-07-15T19:28:15.574+01:00Thank you for linking to my article, Gareth, I'...Thank you for linking to my article, Gareth, I've been on holiday for the past couple of weeks so only just noticed. Congratulations on your excellent blog too, I'm always recommending it to people because it's always enlightening and entertaining, can't wait to read your book!<br />Stephanie, I apologise for the misleading use of the word "many" but I was actually Claire Ridgwayhttp://www.theanneboleynfiles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-70879901801925980542010-07-14T01:14:32.699+01:002010-07-14T01:14:32.699+01:00PS - I'm glad the dinner in Georgetown met wit...PS - I'm glad the dinner in Georgetown met with your approval :) Thanks!Gareth Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-81904662925143488722010-07-14T01:14:07.357+01:002010-07-14T01:14:07.357+01:00Carden, thanks for the comment. It's fantastic...Carden, thanks for the comment. It's fantastic and very much appreciated.<br /><br />As you can probably tell, I'm a little bit more ambivalent about Sir Thomas More's legacy. As far as I can tell, writing the letter to Cromwell lavishing praise on Anne Boleyn, but then to insult the bishops who actually attended on her, coupled with the fact that he took their money for a coronation Gareth Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-23451787471479758162010-07-12T16:48:59.764+01:002010-07-12T16:48:59.764+01:00Gareth:
I seldom comment on posts...I suppose I a...Gareth:<br /><br />I seldom comment on posts...I suppose I am just one of those annoying lurkers. But I have long admired your well-balanced posts and am a frequent visitor. I feel the need to give my two cents regarding St. Thomas More as I have recently completed a novel based on the life of his daughter, Margaret Roper. Through my years (and years) of research, I learned quite a bit about cardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538767856952780352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-92196538044962703252010-07-07T01:51:55.842+01:002010-07-07T01:51:55.842+01:00And now, it's published!And now, it's published!Gareth Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-76318814245817247262010-07-07T01:51:25.424+01:002010-07-07T01:51:25.424+01:00Matterhorn for some reason your comment failed to ...Matterhorn for some reason your comment failed to publish, for which I apologise. In reference to the theory that More acknowledged the King's civil marriage to Anne Boleyn but not the sacramental nature, I'm afraid that's probably wishful Catholic apologism rather than anything that can be backed up by the sources. The only evidence we have is the letter quoted, in which he does not Gareth Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-44161155804098832412010-07-07T00:56:48.700+01:002010-07-07T00:56:48.700+01:00Super post. I hadn't heard those torture myths...Super post. I hadn't heard those torture myths before, but they sound as if they were put about by More's enemies. And stuck.<br /><br />I realise portraits can lie or be manipulated but I really do think the Holbein portrait caputred a serious, thoughtful and gentle man who eventually had to tackle nationally important questions. Could you credit Holbein in your blog, please, and give Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-16084757784248270452010-07-06T23:59:22.145+01:002010-07-06T23:59:22.145+01:00Thanks for a balanced post, Gareth. I always think...Thanks for a balanced post, Gareth. I always think it is interesting when people, like Clare whom you link, say that More was involved in the execution of "many" heretics. There were six heretics burned at the stake during More's chancellorship. I know that "many" is a relative term, but the synonyms of many (multifarious, multitudinous, myriad; divers, sundry, various, Stephanie A. Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14796489639420491857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-1115904914853641522010-07-06T22:36:08.522+01:002010-07-06T22:36:08.522+01:00Well, there is a difference between "private ...Well, there is a difference between "private conscience" and "Catholic conscience" and I think More would have seen himself as defending the latter, rather than the former per se. <br /><br />Regarding Anne Boleyn, I've heard that he did, indeed, accept the civil validity of her marriage and elevation to the throne, but that is a different question from whether he acceptedMayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.com