William Roper (1495–1578)
Author of A Man of Singular Virtue
About the Author
Image credit: Portrait of Roper by Hans Holbein
Works by William Roper
Two Early Tudor Lives: The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey by George Cavendish; The Life of Sir Thomas More by… (1962) — Author — 116 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Roper, William
- Birthdate
- 1495
- Date of death
- 1578-01-04
- Burial location
- Roper Vault of St Dunstan's Church, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
- Education
- Lincoln's Inn (1525)
- Occupations
- lawyer
Member of Parliament
High Sherriff of Kent
prothonotary - Relationships
- More, Thomas (father-in-law)
Roper, Margaret (wife) - Organizations
- Court of the King's Bench
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Reviews
A man of singular virtue: Being a life of Sir Thomas… by William Roper
Good for historical perspective. An oft cited source for information on Thomas More's part in Henry VIII's reign. However, not an easy read due to archaic language and sentence structure. Best if considered a reference, even though at time it borders on the panegyric. A mercifully brief, but historically important biography of a key advisor during a critical time in English history.
Short defense of the life of Thomas More. Written very much as a legal defense against the charges of the day, fitting for the subject and not at all surprising for the author, More's son-in-law and an attorney himself.
Front and Back covers missing and book starts at "The Preface to the Reader". Possibly 1626 edition but could easily be a later edition.
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Statistics
- Works
- 10
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 417
- Popularity
- #58,443
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 18
- Languages
- 2