This is the beautifully conceived story of Sir Thomas More -- scholar,chancellor of England, man of integrity -- who was snatched from thepeaceful life of his family home in Chelsea, to die on the scaffold as theprice of his opposition to the wild desires of King Henry VIII.It is also the story of a delectable family caught up in the intrigues of alustful king.

Thomas More did not seek fame. His merry household, sanctuary of Holbeinand Erasmus, was in startling contrast with the licentious Tudor court. Butwhen fame was thrust upon More, he began the perilous journey which ended on St. Thomas's Eve.