The television version of Hilary Mantelâ??s novel Wolf Hall is the latest account to challenge St. Thomas Moreâ??s reputation as a courageous defender of the rights of conscience. Was he, in truth, a liberal icon, a religious fanatic or something in between?
Judging by the media coverage [in the UK], the BBC dramatization of Hilary Mantelâ??s brilliant reimagining of the court of Henry VIII has unleashed a wave of Tudor frenzy. Great fiction based in fact, Wolf Hall seems set to shape a generationâ??s perception of what really happened in the most formative age in English history.
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