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3 Thomas More 1516 Utopia is published in Louvain 1478 Born in London
1490 Serves as a page in the household of John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury 1492 Studies as an undergraduate at Oxford 1494 Studies law in London 1502 Begins his legal career 1505 Marries Jane Colt 1511 Jane dies; More remarries Alice Middleton 1516 Utopia is published in Louvain 1525 Becomes Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1529 Becomes Lord Chancellor of England 1532 Resigns as Lord Chancellor 1535 Executed in the Tower of London

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5 Thomas More 1516 Utopia is published in Louvain 1478 Born in London
1490 Serves as a page in the household of John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury 1492 Studies as an undergraduate at Oxford 1494 Studies law in London 1502 Begins his legal career 1505 Marries Jane Colt 1511 Jane dies; More remarries Alice Middleton 1516 Utopia is published in Louvain 1525 Becomes Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1529 Becomes Lord Chancellor of England 1532 Resigns as Lord Chancellor 1535 Executed in the Tower of London

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11 De optimo reipublicae statu, deque nova insula Utopia, libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus ... Concerning the best state of a republic, and concerning the new island Utopia, a precious little book, and one no less useful than enjoyable ...

12 Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci, lectorem delectando pariterque monendo. [Horace, Ars poetica, ] He who mixed the useful with the pleasurable won great acclaim, delighting and instructing the reader in equal measure.

13 De optimo reipublicae statu, deque nova insula Utopia, libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus ... Concerning the best state of a republic, and concerning the new island Utopia, a precious little book, and one no less useful than enjoyable ...

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17 A precious little book, and one no less useful than enjoyable, concerning the best state of a republic, and concerning the new island Utopia. [1516] An excellent, learned witty and pleasant discourse of the best state of a public weal as it is found in the government of the new isle called Utopia. [1624]

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24 Memento Mori?

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