Editing Erasmus (section)

====Second visit to England (1505–1506)====
[[File:Hans Holbein d. J. - Erasmus - Louvre.jpg|thumb|Erasmus by [[Hans Holbein the Younger]]. [[Louvre]], Paris]]
For Erasmus' second visit, he spent over a year staying at recently married [[Thomas More]]'s house, now a lawyer and Member of Parliament, honing his translation skills.<ref name=circle/>

Erasmus preferred to live the life of an independent scholar and made a conscious effort to avoid any actions or formal ties that might inhibit his individual freedom.<ref name=":5">Treu, Erwin (1959), p.8</ref> In England Erasmus was approached with prominent offices but he declined them all, until the [[King Henry VII|King]] himself offered his support.<ref name=":5" /> He was inclined, but eventually did not accept and longed for a stay in Italy.<ref name=":5" />