Question

What were Thomas More’s famous last words?

• A. I served the King with loyalty, but my soul belongs to God.
• B. “The King's good servant, but God's first.”
• C. My conscience is clear, and I die a faithful son of the Church.
• D. May God's will be done, and His truth prevail.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. “The King's good servant, but God's first.”

• Thomas More said these words just before his execution in 1535.

• They reflect his deep loyalty to the crown, but also his unshakable faith in God, which led him to oppose Henry VIII’s break from the Catholic Church.

• This statement became iconic and helped solidify his legacy as both a martyr and a man of principle.