Cromwell's pragmatic rise to power vs. Thomas More's unwavering moral and religious convictions, showcasing the irreconcilable differences between reformist and traditionalist ideologies in Henry VIII's court.
Cromwell's pragmatic rise to power vs. Thomas More's unwavering moral and religious convictions, showcasing the irreconcilable differences between reformist and traditionalist ideologies in Henry VIII's court.
Events in This Arc
In the secluded privacy of Austin Friars, Thomas Cromwell receives a clandestine letter from Antwerp—smuggled in the lining of a jerkin by his nephew Richard—revealing Thomas More’s unyielding opposition to …
In the quiet, book-lined study of his Chelsea home, Thomas More—now a man of principle stripped of power—engages in a tense, emotionally charged confrontation with Thomas Cromwell, the architect of …