William Butts (c. 1486 – ), member of King Henry VIII of England's court and the King's physician.
The story so far…
Week 14: Devil's Spit / A Painter’s Eye
At Austin Friars, Butts complains about his patient, the King of England, who will not rest despite his age and his bad leg. He asks Kratzer about what the planets may suggest? Cromwell says:
It is not the stars that make us, Dr Butts, it is circumstance and necessita, the choices we make under pressure; our virtues make us, but virtues are not enough, we must deploy our vices at times. Or don’t you agree?
Week 16: The Map of Christendom (Part 1)
Cromwell falls ill in March 1535. “Cromwell, I couldn’t kill you if I shot you through with cannon. The sea would refuse you. A shipwreck would wash you up.”