St Thomas More Monument

64 Cheyne Walk London

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St Thomas More - historical monument - King Henry VIII

In 1533 Pope Clement VII excommunicated King Henry VIII, and the Act of Supremacy was passed, this established King Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England but Saint Thomas More, who was the Chancellor, refused to recognise Henry as Supreme Head of the Church.  More was executed in 1535 at Tower Hill, London.

More’s famous words “I am the King’s good servant but God’s first.”  He was beatified in 1886 and canonized a saint in 1935.

Set within a beautiful backdrop of Chelsea Old Church - (also known as All Saints) 64 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. (More rebuilt one of the chapels in the Old Church - and regularly worshiped there.) Nearest tube station South Kensington – 15-minute walk to monument.

Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas More - 9 Henry Road, Finsbury Park, London (Piccadilly and Victoria Lines).

Thomas More and his wife settled in Chelsea and built a house in present day Beaufort Street - which later became known as Beaufort House - (Beaufort House is now a restaurant) nearest tube station South Kensington.

Chelsea does not have its own tube station, but Sloane Square is on the District and Circle Lines. South Kensington, which is also nearby, is on the District, Circle and Piccadilly Lines.