The Milk Street mystery: Thomas More’s birthplace
Cresacre More’s assertion that Thomas More was born at Milk Street has frequently been taken at face value, and there is no existing scholarly discussion of its veracity. This article begins by laying out the material which supports the case for Milk Street, namely that More’s father, John More, liv...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Moreana
Year: 2024, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 76-86 |
| Further subjects: | B
John More
B Cripplegate B Londres B Cheapside B London B Cresacre More B Thomas More |
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| Summary: | Cresacre More’s assertion that Thomas More was born at Milk Street has frequently been taken at face value, and there is no existing scholarly discussion of its veracity. This article begins by laying out the material which supports the case for Milk Street, namely that More’s father, John More, lived there. However, this evidence only places John More at Milk Street in the 1520s or, at the earliest, in 1499. On the other hand, there is significant archival evidence to suggest that John More raised his family near where he and More’s mother married, at St Giles without Cripplegate. The suggestion that the Mores lived in the extramural area around Cripplegate fits with recent research into these areas and lifecycle mobility around London. This article contends that the balance of evidence weighs more heavily against a location on Milk Street as the birthplace for Thomas More, and toward one in Cripplegate withou. L’affirmation de Cresacre More qui établit le lieu de naissance de Thomas More à Milk Street, a souvent été pris pour argent comptant, et il n’existe aucune discussion érudite remettant en cause sa véracité. Cet article commence par examiner les documents en faveur de la thèse de Milk Street, à savoir que John More, le père de More y habitait. Cependant, cet élément de preuve ne place John à Milk Street que dans les années 1520 ou, au plus tôt, en 1499. Par ailleurs, les archives comportent d’importantes preuves suggérant que John More a élevé sa famille près de l’endroit où lui et la mère de More se sont mariés, à St Giles-hors-Cripplegate. L’idée que la famille More habitait à l’extérieur des murs près de Cripplegate concorde avec la recherche récente sur ces quartiers et sur la mobilité des habitants durant leur vie aux alentours de Londres. Cet article montre que les preuves à l’encontre de Milk Street sont plus nombreuses et plaident en faveur de Cripplegate-hors-les-murs, quant au lieu de naissance de Thomas More. |
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| ISSN: | 2398-4961 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Moreana
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3366/more.2024.0159 |