his home in Chelsea, hoping that he could stay out of the whole thing and enjoy the rest of his life peacefully. He thought that as long as he remained silent, it would be taken as assent and the King would not trouble him. But he hadn't counted on the jealousy of Cromwell, or the maliciousness of Boleyn, both of whom feared More and the respect that the King accorded him. It was when Thomas failed to appear at the wedding and later at the coronation of Anne that she began to hate him and sue Henry for his punishment for what she perceived as an insult to her. Cromwell appeared before Parliament with a new bill to be passed. Parliament be required to pass a Bill of Succession, declaring Mary Tudor illegitimate, and Anne Boleyns children with Henry heirs to the throne. The bill would also call for all citizens to take an oath of loyalty to the succession. More had no problem with the oath of succession, Parliament could declare by law any one they wanted to be heir. Moores problem lay in the wording of the oath which included Henry's title as Supreme Head of the Church in England. Thomas refused, along with Bishop Fisher and various others members of the clergy to take the oath on the grounds of conscience. All stood before a "jury and heard themselves charged with treason; all were found guilty and were beheaded. ...
