Alice More

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Definition of Alice More in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of Alice More. What does Alice More mean? Information and translations of Alice More in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. 1472–1545) English gentlewoman who was the second wife of Thomas More. Name variations: Alice Middleton; Lady Alice More. Born around 1472; died in 1545; married a man named Middleton (died 1509); became second wife of Thomas More (1478–1535, English scholar and statesman who was slain for his opposition to detaching England from the spiritual authority of the Roman.

Alice More Set

Definition of Alice More in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of Alice More. What does Alice More mean? Information and translations of Alice More in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. 1472–1545) English gentlewoman who was the second wife of Thomas More. Name variations: Alice Middleton; Lady Alice More. Born around 1472; died in 1545; married a man named Middleton (died 1509); became second wife of Thomas More (1478–1535, English scholar and statesman who was slain for his opposition to detaching England from the spiritual authority of the Roman.

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Alice Morehead

A conflicted character, Alice spends most of the play questioning why her husband refuses to give in to the king's wishes. Her attitude shifts from anger to confusion. Eventually, More shows her that he cannot go to his death until he knows that she understands his decision. Alice More, Sir Thomas' wife. Also in her late forties, she is a solid, no-nonsense woman from a merchant family, and her interests are considerably less intellectual than her husband's; she.