The Final Resting Place of Thomas More’s Head- St. Dunstan’s Church Canterbury England

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  • Thomas More was executed on Tower Hill on July 6th 1535. His faughter Margaret retrieved his head from the pike Thames. She put it in a casket, keeping it with her until she herself died in 1577.
    Margaret was buried in St Dunstan's church in Canterbury England in her husband's family vault, as requested her father's head was lad next to her. In 1597 the Roper vault was enlarged and rebuilt- the casket containing Thomas More's head was moved and placed behind an iron grill in the new vault where it lies to this day behind a locked door. Thomas More was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in
    1935. He is the patron saint of statesmen and politicians.
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  • @lalainerecasata7495
    @lalainerecasata7495 6 місяців тому +9

    I've read these books of royalties but Evelyn's narration adds more information.❤ Thank you Evelyn. Pls keep it up.

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  5 місяців тому +1

      Thhhhhaaaaaank you friend! Appreciate you!

  • @ANEWpodcastHost
    @ANEWpodcastHost 8 місяців тому +42

    Thomas More is my 17 great grandfather... Thank you for sharing

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  8 місяців тому +14

      My absolute pleasure! Thank you!

    • @sassytbc7923
      @sassytbc7923 7 місяців тому +15

      WOW!!! Your ancestor is quite literally a saint. That’s amazing

    • @Dranka5
      @Dranka5 5 місяців тому +13

      Fun fact, if every generation has 3 children, a 17th great grandfather would have 130,000,000 descendants.
      Now, of course every generation didn’t have 3 children that would’ve survived to child rearing age, but it just shows how crazy those numbers go up.

    • @PSMCR69
      @PSMCR69 4 місяці тому +2

      You did not reveal your Name

    • @amysbees6686
      @amysbees6686 4 дні тому

      A great man.
      The film “A Man For All Seasons” is a beautiful testament to such a great saint.

  • @brigidbrown6881
    @brigidbrown6881 8 місяців тому +24

    It blows my mind how cruel and unjust H8 was.

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  8 місяців тому +12

      When he was done with you and you weren’t doing what he wanted. He was done.

  • @melindalopez3978
    @melindalopez3978 8 місяців тому +20

    This is how he treated his friends. God forbid you be his enemy.

  • @GLORIAglorydays1804
    @GLORIAglorydays1804 7 місяців тому +16

    He was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1935 and in 2002, Pope John Paul II named him patron saint of rulers, politicians and lawyers.
    Saint Thomas More is remembered every year on June 22.

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  7 місяців тому +1

      Mentioned in the description of the video. 💚

  • @annechildress2721
    @annechildress2721 6 місяців тому +12

    St. Thomas More, a great man and saint

  • @sandie157
    @sandie157 Місяць тому +1

    St Thomas Moore is also the patron saint of lawyers. Thank you for this informative post.

  • @annie-francelaparre7234
    @annie-francelaparre7234 3 місяці тому +2

    I am French, and I paid a visit to Canterbury, specially in memory of Sir Thomas More. I was so impressed at watching the movie of his life. Rest in Peace! 6:01 .❤💙

  • @TeresaGoddard-y2z
    @TeresaGoddard-y2z 8 місяців тому +7

    Excellent job Evelyn!

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  8 місяців тому +2

      Thank you so much friend! 💚

  • @bigal3248
    @bigal3248 4 місяці тому +2

    A saint for all seasons.
    St Thomas More pray for us!

  • @rommelflores2618
    @rommelflores2618 8 місяців тому +5

    Hello hope you are well. This one is awesome! Cheers!

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  8 місяців тому +2

      Thank you friend! Hope you are well too!

  • @darlenebush2544
    @darlenebush2544 8 місяців тому +2

    Thank you again. I feel like I was there.

  • @chantalthecrazyknitter
    @chantalthecrazyknitter 8 місяців тому +2

    Another amzing video Evelyn.

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  8 місяців тому +1

      Thank you so much dear friend!

  • @ChrissyG_Drums
    @ChrissyG_Drums 8 місяців тому +3

    Ooh that Henry VIII! He makes me angry with his wickedness and cruelty. 😢 Great video. Thank you Evelyn 👑🏰🏰♥️

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  8 місяців тому +2

      💚💚💚💚 Henry did not like anyone who didn’t agree with him.

    • @ChrissyG_Drums
      @ChrissyG_Drums 8 місяців тому

      @@EvelynEdwards it makes it hard to understand how he had a “best friend” let alone any friends with how wicked he was. Sheesh! 😂

  • @Ripcurl552002
    @Ripcurl552002 8 місяців тому +9

    H8 must have really been miserable in his life. I feel sorry for all of his victims.

  • @MariettaDomínguez
    @MariettaDomínguez 4 дні тому

    Excellent! Thanks

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  3 дні тому

      So glad you like it! Thank you! 💚💚

  • @tiffanycurtiss1220
    @tiffanycurtiss1220 8 місяців тому +2

    Another interesting story! Thanks for your research ❤

  • @leonardoragone7454
    @leonardoragone7454 3 місяці тому

    Thank you

  • @Saunterisland
    @Saunterisland 3 дні тому

    Wow, that's a tough country 😮

  • @missluna5
    @missluna5 5 місяців тому +1

    Fascinating, I never knew that and live just outside Canterbury and have walked past the church hundreds of times. I will make a point to visit it next time I’m there. Thank you.

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  5 місяців тому +2

      Yes!!! Do!!! A small church but worth the visit!

  • @roxannepearls901
    @roxannepearls901 9 годин тому

    An American Catholic attorney who was divorced against her will, I made a self designed St. Thomas More pilgrimage to acknowledge the depth of his sacrifice for his conscious and sacrifice of the sacrament of someone else’s marriage. I went to St. Dunstan’s and prayed and cried at the alcove of St. Thomas’ head. A sexton from the church could not understand for the life of him why I came 5,000 miles to do that. St. Thomas has always deserved much better.

  • @Ripcurl552002
    @Ripcurl552002 8 місяців тому +6

    How many heads were placeed on pikes on London bridge?

  • @antoniostamndley8272
    @antoniostamndley8272 3 місяці тому +1

    I notice expensive ball camera on the church, such is the time we live in,

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  3 місяці тому +1

      There are security cameras in most of the medieval churches. They have items of value inside.

  • @JohnDoe-px4ko
    @JohnDoe-px4ko 4 місяці тому +7

    Henry VIII was a monster! Worst king we ever had - responsible for the deaths of 70,000.

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  4 місяці тому +3

      Worst has pretty stiff competition 😉😉

    • @JohnDoe-px4ko
      @JohnDoe-px4ko 4 місяці тому +5

      @@EvelynEdwards OK, he was one of the worst but I still hold a special dislike for him!

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  4 місяці тому +3

      @@JohnDoe-px4ko absolutely one of the worst. I’m with you 😉😉😉💚

  • @kristink23
    @kristink23 8 місяців тому +1

    Interesting!!

  • @Jenifer_G
    @Jenifer_G 15 днів тому

    Like little bits of history like as presented here. Still learning. My mothers side goes back to Robert De Bourge, half brother of WT Conquerer. Thanks for the short vids.

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  15 днів тому

      @@Jenifer_G so glad you enjoyed. 💚🙏🏻

  • @pammiie
    @pammiie 8 місяців тому +1

    H8 😒 thank you for the video ❤

  • @jenniferautumnmcbride5883
    @jenniferautumnmcbride5883 8 місяців тому

    For those of us who can not subscribe could you please provide a list of book recommendations? Perhaps in a video? So interested in learning all of the history you share. Thank you for all you do!❤️

  • @dianebays5484
    @dianebays5484 6 місяців тому +5

    Hennry v111 was a jerk.

  • @Mette-s1u
    @Mette-s1u 3 місяці тому

    💚🏰💚

  • @alecblunden8615
    @alecblunden8615 4 місяці тому +1

    I am surprised they found a church to house the remains of such a brutal and sadistic torturer.

  • @MrBrutal33
    @MrBrutal33 6 днів тому

    More was complicit in the trial and execution of those he regarded as heretics during his time in office as Lord Chancellor so to paint him as a martyr of belief is disingenuous.

    • @EvelynEdwards
      @EvelynEdwards  6 днів тому

      Not an ounce of my video is painting him as a martyr. I simply told the events as they unfolded.

  • @FumetsuGolf
    @FumetsuGolf 3 місяці тому

    Henry was horrible here, but the Catholic Church was just as bad, if not worse on multiple occasions. Dying over disagreements over something for which there is no evidence of existence seems like one of the most pointless deaths one could have. You would think if God existed and wanted to be worshipped in a certain way, he would have selected a more clear way of communicating those wishes than a book written by numerous different men over centuries prone to multiple different ways of interpretation and disagreement, brimming with inaccuracies on the functioning of our universe.
    Thank you for sharing this. Ive always thought this story was sad and his death pointless. Religion has caused so much misery over the years. The sooner we leave it behind, the sooner humanity can realize its true potential.