I think that, in all fairness, there are one or two things about Henry VIII which should not be forgotten.
First, he was an intellectual giant. He had a finely-honed mind; was of a generous artistic disposition; composed some fine music and wrote some passable poetry. He was married, for reasons of state, to Katharine of Aragon, his brother's widow, at age 17 or 18. He never liked her, much, and resented being married off to her. In fact, he resisted it.
He was raised to believe that he was invincible. He fell passionately in love with Anne Boleyn, for which history must be grateful. The result of this union was the incomparable Elizabeth I, whom even the Pope declared to be 'the finest prince(cess) in Chistendom', i.e. she was, by far, the smartest and the best educated and the most politically astute. It was a shock, too. Elizabeth was, astonishingly, a woman!
Anne Boleyn was cruelly murdered by her husband. This is unforgiveable, but succession and primogeniture was the major issue of Henry's day, and although he was astute enough to know that he was slandering her and ensuring her death, social and regal imperatives were more important to him than human life, even his wife's.
Anne Boleyn remains the only wife whom Henry VIII deliberately killed! (Not that that's any sort of an excuse). Katharine Howard, also executed, was found in flagrante delecto, and there was absolutely nothing which Henry could have done to save her life, even if he wanted to do so....and there's some evidence that he actually did want to do so! What she did was, in law, an act of High Treason.
Henry VIII was also a good son of Mother Church. In fact, his title, Defender of the Faith, was conferred on him by the Pope, for his rigorous defence of the Catholic Church against the claims of Martin Luther! Not too many people know that. As our current monarch carries the title, it shouldn't be forgotten how Henry attained it, particularly as the throne of Britain is denied to catholics or those who marry a Catholic.
The Pope was about to grant Henry's wish for an annulment of his marriage to Katharine of Aragon, but he was surrounded by The Holy Roman Emperor's troops, who forced the Pope to deny Henry's wishes.
We are left, then, hundreds of years later, with hundreds of years of spin.
Henry VIII may well have been devoid of some of the finer sensitivities which we, today, think of as normal and usual, but in his own day and age, he was a lodestar of learning and sophistication, the fine arts, and just the usual sort of guy who wants sons to carry to his legacy and genes.
As for Sir Thomas More, my view has always been that he foolishly supported a venal and corrupt Pope, only because he was Pope and couldn't appreciate the real politik of the situation. If the Pople had been absolutely infallible and spiritually and intellectually constant, then I could have understood Sir Thomas much better; indeed, I would have supported him. The Pope at the time was, quite simply, a wuss!
Henry VIII, who died, miserably, of syphilis, was a remarkable monarch. His daughter, who inherited his intellect, was an even better one.
I've gotta tell you, but, that ERI successfully pulled the wool over many people's eyes, too. Recent scholarship and research has proved that she was, indeed, a Mum, and one of her sons was one of the greatest politicians and writers ever produced by England, i.e. the luminous Sir Francis Bacon.
After some years of reading in this area, I'm convinced that ERI was indeed married to Leicester. Another son, I believe was Essex, who tried to usurp Elizabeth and claim the throne as 'his right'. Her dedication to state can be viewed through her most reluctant decision to have him executed due to his treason.
In the early C21, doesn't everything seem so pallid and inconsequential compared to all of this love, lust, passion and power?