![]() ![]() Henry, on progress and away from his temperamental queen, enjoys the company of Jane Seymour, giving the reader a glimpse of what is to come.Ĭentered again on Cromwell, Henry’s chief minister, Bring Up the Bodies chronicles the nine months leading to Anne’s execution. The volatile court, seething with intrigue and mistrust, thrives in Wolf Hall’s sequel, Bring Up the Bodies, which begins amid a summer’s idyll at Wolf Hall with the tempest of Anne’s downfall approaching. The seat of the Seymour family, Wolf Hall is unseen in the eponymous novel instead, the title refers to the Latin phrase “man is wolf to man,” an expression apt for Henry’s court.Īnne Boleyn has ascended the throne, promising the king his most desperate desire: a prince. Wolf Hall.” So ends Hilary Mantel’s 2009 Man Booker Prize-winning novel, with Thomas Cromwell arranging a respite for himself and his king, Henry VIII. ![]()
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