Yes, I did. You're right about Thomas More, although I think that Mantell sometimes wrote simply to kick at the fuzzy Man Of All Seasons image of him, in other words to provide a sort of balance in his representation in literature in general rather than in her book in particular. It almost feels like the creepy daughter vibe was JUST to annoy More enthusiasts.
Anyway, Bring Up The Bodies provides a more complicated perspective of Walter and also pits Cromwell against enemies that more clearly don't deserve quite such a bad end--the struggle is more starkly for survival rather than over values. So that might address some of what you didn't like in Wolf Hall. Ahh, there's one fantastic Walter-related image there that I want to discuss but spoilers :(
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Anyway, Bring Up The Bodies provides a more complicated perspective of Walter and also pits Cromwell against enemies that more clearly don't deserve quite such a bad end--the struggle is more starkly for survival rather than over values. So that might address some of what you didn't like in Wolf Hall. Ahh, there's one fantastic Walter-related image there that I want to discuss but spoilers :(