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What did Thomas More write while imprisoned in the Tower of London?

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Portrait of Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger, showing More in dark robes and a black hat, wearing a gold chain of office, seated against a green and yellow draped background. — Thomas More *Sir Thomas More*, oil on panel by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1527; in the Frick Collection, New York City.

While imprisoned in the Tower of London, Thomas More wrote A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation, which is considered a masterpiece of Christian wisdom and literature. Additionally, during the final days before his execution, he composed a beautiful prayer and several letters of farewell.1