{"product_id":"the-life-of-thomas-more-peter-ackroyd-folio-society-2017-1st-edition","title":"The Life of Thomas More","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEdition details (subject to condition notes)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Life of Thomas More by Peter Ackroyd. Three-quarter-bound in cloth with a Modigliani paper front board, blocked and printed with an image by Neil Packer. Set in Albertina with Aquinas display. Frontispiece and 32 pages of colour plates. Printed endpapers. 10? x 6¾? In. 480 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Life of Thomas More examines the career of the Tudor lawyer, scholar and statesman who became Lord Chancellor under Henry VIII. More's refusal to accept the king's religious supremacy eventually led to his imprisonment and execution. The book explores his intellectual life, political career and lasting reputation as both humanist and martyr. More was a scholar, lawyer, humanist and author of Utopia who rose to become Lord Chancellor under Henry VIII, placing him at the centre of English political and religious life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54986071966035,"sku":"21280","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/2951\/6883\/files\/10_e82c4c04-9279-4324-be95-702d8aef658a.png?v=1789766053","url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/the-life-of-thomas-more-peter-ackroyd-folio-society-2017-1st-edition","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}