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Historical Fiction · EpicThomas Cromwell rises from a blacksmith's son to Henry VIII's most trusted adviser
Wolf Hall
2009672 pagesModerate readSteady pace
★ Booker Prize, 2009
Thomas Cromwell and the court of Henry VIII
Hilary Mantel follows Thomas Cromwell from a violent boyhood to the centre of the Tudor court. In the late 1520s and early 1530s he helps Henry VIII break with Rome so that the king can marry Anne Boleyn. It won the 2009 Booker Prize and is the first volume of a trilogy.
More about this book
Who
Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Cardinal Wolsey.
World
England in the reign of Henry VIII.
What makes it different
It is told in the present tense from Cromwell's point of view.
Feel
Immersive and sharp.
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Further reading
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