Who is Thomas More from the novel, Wolf Hall?

Thomas More is the Lord High Chancellor and trusted advisor to King Henry VIII for much of the novel. More is famous for his writing as well, including his philosophical work “Utopia”. More is loyally and devoutly Catholic, and so opposes Henry’s move to annul his marriage, consolidate church and state power, and to marry Anne Boleyn. Refusing to swear allegiance to Henry as Head of Church and State through the Act of Supremacy, More is executed and later beatified a saint by the Catholic Church.