Eliot. In the drama, King Henry II attempts to reduce the power held by the Church, and most people agree with the king's decision, except for an archbishop named Thomas Beckett. Even after multiple attempts at coercion from King Henry II, Beckett did not agree with his ideas and was therefore banished from the kingdom. In A Man for All Seasons, King Henry VIII's treatment of Thomas More was somewhat similar as even King Henry VIII tried to convince More to agree with the decision of his marriage to Ann Boleyn. The dialogue between Cromwell and More reveals the King's intentions