In England in the sixteenth century, Henry VIII was in power. King Henry VIII of England was a violent and lustful monarch. When he took the throne at the age of 18, he married Catherine, the widow of his deceased brother, but his wife gave him only one daughter, Mary, who died early in the next few children. There is a superstitious saying that it is not good for a brother to marry a brother and sister. In order to have children, he had an extramarital affair with the maid Anne Boleyn, and asked his bishop Wolsey to apply for a divorce from the Pope and marry the beautiful Anne. The law at that time stipulated that the king had to divorce without the Pope’s consent, because the Pope personally approved his marriage.
There was a problem for the Pope, because the Holy See did not want to offend the powerful Spain, and was unable to approve his divorce for a long time, and his maid was pregnant. In his heart, he took many measures in a hurry, first removing the prime minister from his post and detaining him, then ordering the suspension of paying taxes to the Holy See, and finally until the confiscation of church property, forcing the pope to expel his membership. The pastor Thomas was upright and courageous to speak up. He was not only a prestigious politician, but also a respected Catholic, but he made many enemies among the ruling and opposition parties. After the departure of Bishop Wolsey, he took the position of archbishop.
Therefore, Henry VIII asked Lord Justice Sir Thomas More to sign the so-called decree not to investigate the king's guilt, and to negotiate with the Pope as a plenipotentiary. Because of his devotion to Catholicism, Thomas would rather resign as a judge than sign. He made an excuse to live a peaceful life with his wife and children, and he determined not to negotiate with the Pope. On the one hand, this aggravated the conflict between him and the king, and on the other hand, it caused dissatisfaction with Cromwell, the secretary of the secretary and the secretary of the chief justice.
Later, the secret secretary died, Thomas was appointed to the post, and Cromwell was promoted to justice, he helped Henry VIII to end this absurd marriage. But Cromwell wanted to put Thomas to death. He conspired to draw Thomas's men over. Thomas had to resign and went to jail after resigning. He tried to escape, was arrested again, and finally sent to the guillotine. So far, the nation's conscience still insists on his beliefs
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