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1535: The second installment of the Wolf Hall Trilogy
Bring Up the Bodies
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By 1535 Thomas Cromwell is Chief Minister to Henry VIII, his fortunes having risen with those of Anne Boleyn, the king’s new wife. But Anne has failed to give the king an heir, and Cromwell watches as Henry falls for plain Jane Seymour. Cromwell must find a solution that will satisfy Henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own career. But neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of Anne’s final days.
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Wolf Hall
Set in the period from 1500 to 1535, Wolf Hall looks at the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII through to the death of Sir Thomas More.
Bring Up the Bodies starts where Wolf Hall left off and charts the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, the powerful minister in the court of King Henry VIII.
The Mirror and the Light is the final part of a trilogy which looks at the final rise and then Cromwell’s dramatic fall including his public execution at Tower Hill in 1540.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Bring up the Bodies
Destination/location: England, London Author/guide: Hilary Mantel Departure Time: 1530s
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