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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.
* [[And Starring]] / [[Billing Displacement]]: In the 1966 film, Paul Scofield is in the "and..." position, appearing well after first-billed stars Wendy Hiller, Leo [[Mc Kern]], and [[One-Scene Wonder]] Orson Welles.
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* [[Christianity Is Catholic]]: Subverted here. It isn't after a certain point, but More thinks it ''should'' be.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Cromwell and, on occasion, Sir Thomas:
{{quote|'''Wolsey''': The King wants a son- what are you going to do about it?
'''More''': (dry) I'm very sure the King needs no advice from me on what to do about it. }}
* [[Doomed Moral Victor]]: And how!
* [[Downer Ending]]: The only person to get a happy ending in this story is [[The Corruptible|Rich]].
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