Daughters love by john gay book review by claire tomalin

Because of Margaret's dedication to her father and her own intellectual endeavors, More's body of work was saved, preserving his memory, reputation and martyrdom. A Daughter's Love Thomas More and His Dearest Meg by John Guy Critics' Consensus (0): Published: Marpages Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion Publication Information Rate this book Write a Review.

Thomas MoreHenry VIII's lord chancellor, a humanist scholar, and a canonized Catholic saint, is remembered as a man of unwavering principle for his refusal to recognize his king as the supreme head of the English Church, an act that led to More's execution.

Guy NBCC award winner for Queen of Scots describes the Catholic More as a witty and flawed man: a future martyr who condemned others to be burned at the stake, who educated his daughter Erasmus himself paid tribute to her for correcting his Latin yet warned that women should not seek recognition for their intellectual work because it resulted in "infamy.

Guy specializes in the history of Tudor England and has written extensively on the subject. This is a joint biography of More and his daughter Margaret, or Meg as he called her, and their relationship is at the heart of the book.

A study of Sir Thomas More and his daughter, who defended his views and preserved them for history. Yet Margaret has been largely airbrushed out of the story in which she played so important a role. John Guy restores her to her rightful place in this captivating account of their relationship.

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From Wikipedia. Among his current projects is a volume in the New Oxford History of England on the early Tudor period. Claire Tomalin - New York Times. When More was thrown into the Tower of London, Margaret collaborated with him on his most famous letters from prison, smuggled them out at great personal risk, even rescued his head after his execution.

A renowned scholar, she was praised by the famous humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam. She remained devoted to her father after her marriage—and paid the price in estrangement from her husband. From the publisher. Highly Recommended.

John Guy returns to original sources that have been ignored by generations of historians to create a dramatic new portrait of both Thomas More and the daughter whose devotion secured his place in history. His style is one of re-assessment and evaluation and his works often involve him re-telling and re-evaluating history from a novel viewpoint.

Book Reviews John Guy…has had the good idea of considering More and his remarkable eldest daughter, Margaret, as a pair, and examining the bond between them His absorbing, thoroughly researched book does justice to two exemplary women—and reminds us that history is full of ironies.

Publishers Weekly. Our Reading Guide for A Daughter's Love by John Guy includes a Book Club Discussion Guide, Book Review, Plot Summary-Synopsis and Author Bio. A Daughter's Love by John Guy Guy combines brilliant interpretation of primary sources with absorbing narrative to paint Thomas More’s relationship with his daughter Margaret.

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Using extensive sources, Guy provides unprecedented insight into this intense relationship. Thomas's eldest and favorite daughter, Margaret he called her Meg is much less known to us. Ironically, since More segregated his private and professional lives, there is less information about his relationship with Margaret during his years of ambition in the Tudor court, but Guy reveals an invaluable perspective on Henry VIII's political and religious machinations.

Born in Australia inhe moved to Britain with his parents in Guy currently teaches at Cambridge University, as a fellow of Clare College, where he teaches part-time so he can devote more time to his writing and broadcasting career. Guy history, Clare Coll.

In his last years, Margaret was Thomas's closest confidante and supporter, and the only one to visit him regularly in the Tower.