A Man for All Seasons: Difference between revisions

Once upon a time, Thomas More was a barrister who became the most trusted adviser of Henry VIII. More was a Catholic with a keen moral focus,<ref>[[Evil Lawyer Joke|Ghasp! A moral lawyer? How did the world not end right then and there?]]</ref> and his advice was good.

 

 

Henry VIII decided to [[Take a Third Option]]; leave the Catholic Church and found a new one, the Church of England, with himself as the head. More ''hated'' this idea and refused to support it -- his Catholicism forbade him from supporting a schism. But everyone else who was anyone in the government did support the king. More, rather than kick up a protest, resigned and kept his mouth tightly shut, but the fact that he would not publicly endorse the idea made it pretty obvious to everybody that he was against it.

King Henry VIII was now good and angry at Thomas More, and the persecution started in earnest...

 

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* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: Richard Rich, whose climb up the political ladder requires him to deliver More to the executioner.

* [[Author Tract]]: The film makes it very clear that More is the fella we're supposed to be cheering for.

** Somewhat justified, in that Bolt was responding to More's canonization.

 

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