 | Steve Arman, Simon Bird, Malcolm Wilkinson - 2002 - 254 halaman
...more than any other subject in England ... however ... have no cause to be proud, for if my head could win him a castle in France it should not fail to go. Sir Thomas More, one of Henry Vlll's chief advisers, speaking in 1525. It was the young king's character... | |
 | Charles Patrick Connor - 2003 - 229 halaman
...no illusions about it all, especially Henry VIII, and he confided to his son-in-law William Roper, "I have no cause to be proud thereof, for if my head...him a castle in France, it should not fail to go."< One of the more curious notes of history is that Henry VIII had been named Defender of the Faith for... | |
 | James C. Davis - 2004 - 466 halaman
...son,in,law: "I believe he [Henry] doth as singularly fa\or me as any subject within this realm. Howbeit, ... if my head would win him a castle in France it should not fail to go." Three years after Machiavelli wrote The Prince, More produced a little book he named Utopia. Apparently... | |
 | Niccolo Machiavelli, Thomas More, Martin Luther - 2005 - 404 halaman
...indeed, and I do believe he doth as singularly, favour me as any subject within this Realm. Howbeit (son Roper) I may tell thee, I have no cause to be...thereof. For if my head would win him a castle in France (for then there was wars between us) it should not fail to go." This Sir Thomas More, among all other... | |
 | Jane Mossendew - 2005 - 248 halaman
...had his skull, and St Thomas once prophetically remarked of the king, in safer days, that even then, 'If my head would win him a castle in France it should not fail to go.' Today's second Office reading is from a letter of St Thomas written from prison to his daughter, entitled... | |
 | Rebecca Fraser - 2005 - 829 halaman
...over the Church. son Roper, I may tell thee I have no cause to be proud thereof, for if my head could win him a castle in France it should not fail to go.' There is an echo of this in Henry's response to the news that the pope had made Fisher a cardinal.... | |
 | Elton A. Hall - 2006 - 200 halaman
...lord indeed; and I believe he doth as singularly favour me as any subject within this realm. Howbeit, I may tell thee I have no cause to be proud thereof,...win him a castle in France it should not fail to go. In 1527 Henry tried to convince More that since Catherine of Aragon had not borne a male heir, she... | |
 | Susan H. Swetnam - 2009 - 320 halaman
...became his personal friend (though More understood that Henry was not to be trusted, once remarking, "If my head would win him a castle in France, it should not fail to go"). As a judge, More was known for his refusal to accept bribes and his energetic defense of Catholicism.... | |
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I find His Grace my very good lord indeed, and I believe he doth as singularly favour me as any subject within this Realm; howbeit, son Roper, I may tell thee I have no cause to be proud thereof, for if my head would win him a castle in France (for then... 
