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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. |
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. |
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Then Henry wanted to divorce wife [[Catherine |
Then Henry wanted to divorce wife [[Catherine of Aragon]], who'd failed to produce a living son, so he could marry the fertile [[Anne Boleyn]]. More refused to support this plan; he considered it immoral, and against his religion. The fact that the original marriage had been arranged to help foster peace with another Catholic country (Spain) didn't help. |
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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. |
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. |
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King Henry VIII was now good and angry at Thomas More, and the persecution started in earnest... |
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. |
* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: Richard Rich, whose climb up the political ladder requires him to deliver More to the executioner. |
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* [[And Starring]] / [[Billing Displacement]]: In the 1966 film, Paul Scofield is in the "and..." position, appearing well after first-billed stars Wendy Hiller, Leo |
* [[And Starring]] / [[Billing Displacement]]: In the 1966 film, Paul Scofield is in the "and..." position, appearing well after first-billed stars Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, and [[One-Scene Wonder]] Orson Welles. |
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* [[Author Tract]]: The film makes it very clear that More is the fella we're supposed to be cheering for. |
* [[Author Tract]]: The film makes it very clear that More is the fella we're supposed to be cheering for. |
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** Somewhat justified, in that Bolt was responding to More's canonization. |
** Somewhat justified, in that Bolt was responding to More's canonization. |
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