In his life he became a prominent humanist scholar and took on many public posts. He created a new generation in literature with man made utopia. In Utopia he wrote in 1516 he was describing the ideal political system of an island nation. The fact that King Henry 8, in principle, challenged the intention of King Henry VIII to take over the British church led him to end his political career and be executed as a traitor. 400 years after his death, in 1935 he was proclaimed saint by Pope Pius 11. I ...