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| 1504 | Election |  |
| First elected as MP to the House of Commons, probably for the City of London |
| 1509 | Bencher More | |
| London Appointed Bencher at Lincoln's Inn |
| 1510 | Under Sheriff | |
| Appointed Under Sheriff of London |
| 1515 | Election | |
| Hants Elected Member of Parliament for Hants |
| 1515 | Envoy | |
| Flanders Appointed Envoy to Flanders on a trading mission |
| 1516 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "History of Richard III" |
| Publication of, "Utopia" |
| Utopia is an Island, Greek for "no place" where everything is shared |
| 1516 | Reader More | |
| London Appointed Reader at Lincoln's Inn |
| 1520 | Diplomacy | |
| 31st May Calais Accompanies Henry VIII to Calais in preparation for a visit to meet Francis I |
| 1521 | Alliance | |
| Bruges Assists Wolsey with discussions for an alliance between England & Emperor Charles V |
| 1521 | Diplomacy | |
| Bruges Accompanies Wolsey to Bruges |
| Calais Accompanies Wolsey to Calais |
| 1521 | Under Treasurer | |
| Appointed Under Treasurer of England |
| 1523 | Constitution | |
| Makes the 1st request by a Speaker for freedom of speech in the House of Commons |
| 1523 | Speaker House of Commons | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| 1524 | High Steward More | |
| Oxford Appointed High Steward of Oxford University |
| 1525 | Chancellor | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
| 1525 | High Steward More | |
| Cambridge Appointed High Steward of Cambridge University |
| 1526 | Arrest | |
| Sends agents abroad to try & arrest John Tyndale |
| 1528 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "A Dialogue Concerning Heresies", an attack on Tyndale |
| 1529 | Lord Chancellor | |
| 25th Oct Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1529 | Publication | |
| "Dialogue Concerning Heresies", critizes many of the reformers |
| 1529 | Reform | |
| 25th Oct London Replaces Thomas Wolsey as Lord Chancellor, 1st layman to hold this office |
| 1531 | Divorce | |
| Does not resign because More still believes that Catherine can win her case in Council |
| 1531 | Marriage | |
| London Given the task by Henry VIII to present the divorce in both House of Parliament |
| 1532 | Reform | |
| 16th May Resigns the day after the convocation of the clergy seeking Royal consent for policies |
| 1532 | Resignation | |
| 16th May London Resigns the day after the convocation of the clergy seeking Royal consent for policies |
| 1533 | Coronation | |
| 1st Jan Westminster Abbey Refuses to attend the coronation of Anne Boleyn |
| 1533 | Publication | |
| "Confutation of Tyndale's Answer", critical of John Tyndale |
| 1534 | Arrest | |
| Tower of London Refuses to swear to Henry VIII's oath of succession |
| 1534 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation" |
| 1534 | Trial | |
| London Indicted under the Acts of Supremacy & Treason |
| 1535 | Death | |
| 6th July London Death of Thomas More |
| 1535 | Execution of More | |
| London Henry VIII commutes More's sentence to beheading & permits More's family to attend |
| 6th July London Executed for refusing to acknowledge the act of supremacy |
| 1535 | Trial | |
| London More had not expressly denied the royal supremacy but refuses to assent to it |
| 1st July London Indicted of High Treason at Westminster Hall & condemned to death |
| 1886 | Beatification More | |
| Thomas More is beatified |
| 1935 | Canonization | |
| Thomas More is canonized |
| 2000 | Canonization | |
| John Paul II declares More "absolute priority of God in the heart of public affairs" |
