Margaret Roper

1501–1544

SIR THOMAS MORE ON HIS WAY TO THE TOWER AFTER BEING SENTENCED TO DEATH.

Margaret Roper was the daughter of Sir Thomas More, and the husband of William Roper, his biographer. After the death of Thomas's wife, Margaret was his closest relation, and during his imprisonment, she visited him often. Her husband, William Roper, wrote a famous biography of Sir Thomas More.

Key events during the life of Margaret Roper:

Year	Event
1505	Birth of Margaret Roper
1529	Thomas More appointed Chancellor
1533	Thomas More resigns position of Chancellor
1535	Thomas More executed for treason
1544	Death of Margaret Roper

Other Resources

Story Links	Book Links
Margaret Roper  in	Great Englishwomen  by  M. B. Synge

Image Links
Sir Thomas More in Prison  in  The Story of the English	What now, Mother Eve?' he answered.  in Red Book of Heroes	Sir Thomas More on his way to the tower after being sentenced to death.  in The Tudors and the Stuarts

Contemporary	Short Biography
Thomas More	Lord Chancellor under Henry VIII. Fired and later executed when he opposed Henry's divorce.
William Roper	Biographer of Sir Thomas More, and wife of Margaret Roper.