Mike in Norwalk, Some basic history: Sir Thomas Moore was beheaded by the British Crown because his principles and faith in Catholicism would not allow Moore, a man of power, to consent to the divorce of King Henry VIII from Queen Catherine to marry a lover who was (unlike Catherine) Henry thought was able to produce male heirs. Henry was famous for beheading those with whom he disagreed. Moore was one of many. Few in our day would back their beliefs with their lives, especially concerning a king's divorce...perhaps that's what RBESRQ meant by "misguided religious beliefs." However misguided, I view him as a brave man who lived his life on principle, and Moore has earned my respect.