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Ramsaye-
I did but it's still factually correct as Henry VII was a tyrant too. One modern theory is that Henry VII and VIII suffered from an inherited mental illness which predisposed them to paranoia and violent actions in later life. There's some interesting stuff on this in the notes to Philippa Gregory's book on Margaret Pole which I'd highly recommend as it's excellent.
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A lot of Tories are also active Christians. They have a shared set of values: belief in the superiority of the traditional family unit, resistance to change, a desire to return society to an imagined 1950s idyll of vicars on bicycles riding between village fetes past cricket matches etc. etc.
Both the church and the Tory party have fought to keep power in its traditional place - in the hands of the rich and the upper classes. Remember that historically the church was effectively a tool to keep the peasants in their place and encourage them to behave/not overthrow the gentry.
Also worth pointing out that the Church of England was started by Henry VII, a despotic tyrant. Just sayin'.