The Frick Museum in New York City owns the only known
oil painting of St. Thomas More that was done from life. The museum lists the following
prints of it for sale:
Postcard, 4" x 6" $0.75 (web page:
http://store.yahoo.com/tfcmuseumshop/noname92.html)
Small Poster,
12 1/2" x 15 1/2"
$3.95 (web page:
http://store.yahoo.com/tfcmuseumshop/noname71.html)
Large Poster,
24" x 32"
$10.80 (web page:
http://store.yahoo.com/tfcmuseumshop/holsirthommo1.html)
If you wish to contact them, their email is:
sales@frick.org
Rob
Do you know how I might purchase a statue of St. Thomas More? I am interested
in an indoor, desk top size.
W. C.
The following gift shop in the U.S. sold 12 inch high statues of St. Thomas More
the last time I knew (a couple of years ago):
Treasures of Faith
4744 E Thunderbird Rd,
Phoenix AZ 85032
602-493-3302
Rob
My parents are visiting London soon, and would like to see something of St. Thomas More's house or life etc. while they are here. From this website and others, it appears that his house no longer
stands, another place is built on
where his garden once was, and that the Tower of London is probably the best place to go. Is this the case? Are there any other sites in
London which would have been a
part of Thomas More's life, and which are open for public viewing? I really would appreciate your help on this matter, as I seem to be drawing
blanks everywhere else!
Thank you.
A.
In London you can find:
Milk St - site of More's birth (The house no longer exists)
Chelsea - site of More's house (The house itself was torn down over two hundred years ago)
Westminister Hall (not Westminister Abby) - the building in which More's trial took place in 1535
Tower of London- the building(s) where he spent 15 months in prison. Check and see if his cell in the Bell tower can be visited, You might call them before your trip to see if reservations are needed.
Tower Hill (behind the Tower of London) - site of his beheading
Crosby Hall, a building once owned by More, moved years ago to the former grounds of More's home in Chelsea. It is not thought he actually lived in this building although records of his ownership exist.
Click here to see the guidebook on the ThomasMoreStudies.org website
Many of the buildings associated with More were either destroyed in the great fire of 1666 or torn down during the past 500 years. In my opinion, Westminister Hall is the most impressive- not only was his famous trial held there, but he served many years there as lawyer and judge. It still has the original walls & ceiling. It is attached to the Parliament building.
Rob
I noticed that a website with the 1912 Catholic
Encyclopedia gave the 14th. That
was probably a misprint. Every major biography I consulted, including Chambers
and
Ackroyd, gave the 13th.
Rob
I was wondering if you could help me out a bit with a problem I have.
Im supposed to write an essay about Thomas Moore's writting style against
William Shakespeare's for a literature assignment. If you could help me out
with some information or places where I could find it, please do!!!
Thank you very very much
G. J.
The following article on the web compares More's "History of Richard III" with
Shakespeares play on Richard III. I hope it is of some help.
http://www.shu.ac.uk/emls/iemls/work/chapters/rich3chp.html
Rob
I was hoping you could provide me with information on St. Thomas More relics.
I currently have a relic, but I am unsure of the class( 1st, 2nd, or 3rd). Is
there anyway to determine that besides documentation? I do have a documentation
by a Bishop from the 1950's, but it only states (in Latin) that is is an
authentic relic. I can send images to you if necessary. Any information would be
helpful. Thank you
Best regards,
J. V.
Sorry, I'm not an expert on relics.
I have never heard of first class relics of St. Thomas. I attended a major
exhibition in London in 1978 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of his birth
that included his hair shirt and a number of works in More's hand, but it did
not have any first class relics.
After More's execution, his headless body was
thrown into a mass grave in the Tower of London where it could not be identified
when the grave was examined in the early 20th century. His head was placed
in a crypt in Canterbury. Today all that is left of it are bone fragments. If parts of his body do exist
elsewhere, I would assume it would
be pieces of hair. (Just my opinion)
Rob
I wonder if you happen to know the name of the Church in London where St. Thomas More was baptised. If so I would be grateful if you could let me know it. Thank you for your impressive and informative site.
Alicia
It is not known for certain. Peter Ackroyd in his biography of St.
Thomas (in my opinion the best of recent bios) states it was probably
St. Lawrence Jewry or St. Mary Magdalen. He also mentions the
possibility of St Mary-le-Bow or St. Giles.
Rob
I have seen a reference to " The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan" by Sir Thomas
More. Is this a chapter in one of his books or a book on its own? Any
information on the subject will be appreciated.
Best
A. T.
That is a book by Thomas Moore - not Sir Thomas More
Rob