Plaque

Westminster Hall - More

Inscription

In this Hall Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor of England, Speaker of the House of Commons, author of Utopia, was condemned to death, 1 July 1535.

Site: Westminster Hall floor plaques - main floor (9 memorials)

SW1, St Margaret Street, Westminster Hall

These 11 plaques are laid into the floor of the hall, in a line down the middle, in this sequence, starting at the entrance end: R101; Hastings; Wentworth; More; Churchill; King Edward VII; Gladstone; King George VI and Queen Elizabeth; and King George V and Queen Mary.

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Westminster Hall - More

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Sir Thomas More

Born Milk Street. In conflict with Henry VIII over religion he was imprisoned...

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Westminster Hall - Churchill

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Westminster Hall - Edward VII

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Westminster Hall - Gladstone

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Westminster Hall - Hastings

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Westminster Hall - King George VI & Queen Elizabeth

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