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Thomas More at the Tower – Conscience & Memory
Thomas More’s Tower story: what his cell, trial, and memorial have come to symbolize.
11/27/2025
10 min read
Conscience and Crown
More’s refusal and fate center a debate still alive: conscience under pressure of state.
Visiting
- Locate the memorial and read the inscriptions slowly.
- Consider how space lends ceremony to remembrance.
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Bottom Line
The Tower’s stones hold contradictory loyalties—and the courage to name them.
About the Author
Humanist Historian
I built this to help you enjoy the Tower of London smartly—clear pacing, better timing, and context that makes each chapel, crown, and stone corridor resonate.
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Thomas More
imprisonment
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