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the book presents a nuanced portrait that is true to the complexities and paradoxes of our political life

The Controversial Thomas More O. B. Hardison the editors offer contextual andThe Controversial Thomas More offers an original and critical intervention on the writings of Thomas More and his opposition to King Henry VIII. Thomas More is known for refusing the oath of succession and remaining silent about his reasons for doing so. His prison literature, however, tells a different story. Under the threat of execution, More waged an astonishingly prolific and often coded writing campaign in rebuke of King Henry VIII's claim to be