Life is filled with tragic juxtapositions. JK Rowling writes stories that light up the lives of many, and uses her wealth to improve people’s lives in vast, real and tangible ways. She is also condemned by some of those she inspired for refusing to accept that being male or female is a question of the mind, not the body. Thomas More is a venerated Catholic saint, and died for his faith. He was also the Lord Chancellor who oversaw the first burnings of Protestants in Tudor England, helping to set in train the religious conflict that raged for decades afterwards.