SIR THOMAS MALORY

By: Reed

ABOUT THOMAS MALORY

Born in around 1416

Married to Elizabeth Walsh in Leicestershire and had 1 son, Robert

In 1441/1442 he was knighted

In 1445 he was elected a member of parliament for Warwickshire and served on commissions to assess tax-exemptions in the country

The author of Le Morte d’Arthur (the death of Arthur)

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In the 1450’s Thomas Malory turned to a life of crime. He was imprisoned for most of the 1450’s because of assault and theft.

He died on March 14, 1471 shortly after writing the Arthurian Legend

AB OUT THOMAS MALORY’S DAD

He was a landowner in Warwickshire and Northamptonshire

He was twice sheriff, 5 times member of British Parliament, and a justice of the peace (magistrate)

Married to Philippa Chetwynd, had several daughters and one son, Thomas

MALORY’S BOOKS OF LE MORTE D’ARTHUR

1. The Tale of King Arthur

2. The Tale of the Noble King Arthur and the Emperor Lucius

3. The Noble Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lac

4. The Tale of Sir Tristram de Lyomes

5. The Tale of Sir Gareth

6. The Quest of the Holy Grail

7. The Book of Sir Launcelot and Queen Guinevere

8. The Tale of the Death of King Arthur

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