More was charged with Misprision of Treason after refusing to state an oath after the Act of Succession proclaiming King Henry VII and Anne Boelyn as legitimate heirs to the throne. It contained a clause repudiating any foreign authority, prince or potentate.
Video of More's death from The Tutors.
If accurate he met his end bravely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP-DYiJfw6g
...contained a clause repudiating any foreign authority, prince or potentate.
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In Henry’s case....that must have included the Prince of Peace... God Himself and HIS authority.