Henry VIII and Sir Thomas More shared one of the most dramatic friendships in Tudor history — a bond built on trust, loyalty, and intellect. More was the king’s most respected advisor, a moral guide in a dangerous court, and one of the few men Henry truly admired. But when the English Reformation began, everything changed.
When Henry demanded absolute loyalty to his new Church of England, Thomas More refused to betray his faith. The king who once praised him as the wisest man in England turned against him, charging him with treason. Their friendship ended on the scaffold, where More delivered his final words: “I die the King’s good servant, but God’s first.”
This is the story of how a powerful king executed the only friend brave enough to oppose him — a tragic turning point in Henry VIII’s descent into tyranny.
