At the same time, she undermines the popular view of the sainted Thomas More, who she shows to be vain, self-serving in his own martyrdom and nasty to his wife.

• 同时，曼特尔也推翻了德高望重的托马斯莫尔所持有的观点，那就是克伦威尔是一个自私自利的人，对待妻子十分残忍。曼德尔认为托马斯是一个十分自负的人。