Renaissance Education: The Schooling Of Thomas More's Daughter

Image of a statue of a girl reading

The revolutionary intellect of one woman in Tudor era England helped change the country’s cultural life forever. In this BBC Tudor history documentary, Historian Helen Castor reveals how the life and education of Margaret More, daughter of Henry VIII’s Chancellor Thomas More, transformed the power of knowledge. Educated to a high level, Margaret embodied the spirit of the age, which embraced humanism and the English Renaissance

Watch Renaissance Education: The Schooling Of Thomas More's Daughter and more acclaimed documentaries on BBC Select today. Restrictions apply*.

BBC Select Free Trial

BBC Select is available on Amazon Prime Video Channels, the Apple TV app and The Roku Channel for only $5.99 a month. Start a 7-day free trial and watch a range of acclaimed documentaries from the BBC and beyond. Restrictions apply*.

Get it on Apple TV
Prime Video - Channels
The Roku Channel