The Execution of Thomas More
7/6/202616 min
July 6, 1535. English statesman Thomas More is beheaded for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. This episode originally aired in 2023.
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First 90 secondsLindsay Graham· Host0:00
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