doubting Thomas

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Sir Thomas More on the scaffold of Tower Hill comforted his executioner and was reported by a witness to have repositioned his beard on the block, joking it had committed no treason.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

"There are days when we are very positive about it, there are other days when we are sad for what we will miss," Sir Thomas said.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2025

For Sir Thomas More, who coined the word for his 1516 book of the same name, it meant a fictional island society carved out in a satirical image of perfection.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

In the mid-19th century, a British antiquarian named Sir Thomas Phillipps announced his intention of owning one copy of every book in the world.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2023

It is why Sir Thomas Malory called his very long book the Death of Arthur.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White