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  • A Renaissance Education: The Schooling of Thomas More's Daughter (2011)
  • TV Movie | Documentary
A Renaissance Education: The Schooling of Thomas More's Daughter (2011)
TV Movie | Documentary

The intellectual forces at work in the Tudor era ensured it was a pivotal period for children's education. Historian Dr Helen Castor reveals how the life and education of Margaret More, daughter of Thomas More, tell a story of the ...See moreThe intellectual forces at work in the Tudor era ensured it was a pivotal period for children's education. Historian Dr Helen Castor reveals how the life and education of Margaret More, daughter of Thomas More, tell a story of the transforming power of knowledge. As a child in Tudor England, and educated to an exceptionally high level, Margaret embodies the intellectual spirit of the age - an era which embraced Humanism, the birth of the Church of England and the English Renaissance. This film reveals what a revolutionary intellectual spirit Margaret More was and how the ideas that shaped her education helped change the cultural life of England forever. Written by BBC programme website See less
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Fiona Cushley (producer)
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Sally Yeadon (edited by)
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Aug 11, 2011 (United Kingdom)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Helen Castor
Self - Presenter (as Dr Helen Castor) Self - Presenter (as Dr Helen Castor)   See fewer
Jonathan Bate
Self - Shakespeare Biographer (as Prof Jonathan Bate) Self - Shakespeare Biographer (as Prof Jonathan Bate)   See fewer
Jim Bennett
Self - Museum of the History of Science, Oxford Self - Museum of the History of Science, Oxford   See fewer
John Blatchly
Self - Local Ipswich Historian (as Dr John Blatchly) Self - Local Ipswich Historian (as Dr John Blatchly)   See fewer
John Guy
Self - Tudor Historian (as Dr John Guy) Self - Tudor Historian (as Dr John Guy)   See fewer
Pete Le May
Self - Printing Technician Self - Printing Technician   See fewer
Nicholas Orme
Self - Historian of Medieval and Tudor Childhood (as Prof Nicholas Orme) Self - Historian of Medieval and Tudor Childhood (as Prof Nicholas Orme)   See fewer
Diane Purkiss
Self - Historian of Childhood (as Dr Diane Purkiss) Self - Historian of Childhood (as Dr Diane Purkiss)   See fewer
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