1. SIR THOMAS MALORY By: Reed

2. 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)

3. CONTINUED  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

4. ABOUT 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

5. 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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