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Joanne Paul​ - Thomas More: Man, Myth and Mystery (Thurs 24th July 1.30pm)

Saintly scholar, zealous persecutor, ambitious statesman - who was the ‘real’ Thomas More? Neither the hero of Man For All Seasons nor the villain of Wolf Hall, this talk recovers the living, breathing, complex historical individual who walked London’s streets, wrote Utopia, and daringly spoke truth to Henry VIII. Drawing on new archival research from her biography of More, Dr Joanne Paul will separate the man from the myth to discover the real Thomas More. Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of the sixteenth century to separate fact from fiction and uncover the enduring legacy of one of history's most enigmatic and divisive figures.

Dr Joanne Paul is an award-winning historian, broadcaster and writer with a passion for sharing her research on Renaissance and Tudor history. She is Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Sussex and a 2017 AHRC/BBC Radio 3 New Generation Thinker. Her first trade book, The House of Dudley, was hailed as a 2022 Book of the Year by The Times, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph and History Today. Her biography of Thomas More is the result of more than a decade’s research into the man and his work.

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    Joanne Paul​ - Thomas More: Man, Myth and Mystery (Thurs 24th July 1.30pm)
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Joanne Paul​ - Thomas More: Man, Myth and Mystery (Thurs 24th July 1.30pm)

Saintly scholar, zealous persecutor, ambitious statesman - who was the ‘real’ Thomas More? Neither the hero of Man For All Seasons nor the villain of Wolf Hall, this talk recovers the living, breathing, complex historical individual who walked London’s streets, wrote Utopia, and daringly spoke truth to Henry VIII. Drawing on new archival research from her biography of More, Dr Joanne Paul will separate the man from the myth to discover the real Thomas More. Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of the sixteenth century to separate fact from fiction and uncover the enduring legacy of one of history's most enigmatic and divisive figures.

Dr Joanne Paul is an award-winning historian, broadcaster and writer with a passion for sharing her research on Renaissance and Tudor history. She is Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Sussex and a 2017 AHRC/BBC Radio 3 New Generation Thinker. Her first trade book, The House of Dudley, was hailed as a 2022 Book of the Year by The Times, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph and History Today. Her biography of Thomas More is the result of more than a decade’s research into the man and his work.

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