Wolf Hall is a richly detailed historical novel that chronicles the dramatic rise of Thomas Cromwell from his humble, abusive beginnings as a blacksmith’s son to becoming the most powerful and pragmatic chief minister to King Henry VIII. Set in England between 1500 and 1535, the novel focuses on the turbulent years when Henry VIII sought to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon in order to marry Anne Boleyn, leading to the English Reformation and the break with the Catholic Church. Mantel offers a sympathetic and complex portrayal of Cromwell, showing him as a shrewd, intelligent, and fiercely loyal man navigating the deadly politics of the Tudor court. The book concludes with Cromwell’s successful orchestration of Henry’s marriage to Anne Boleyn and her coronation as Queen.
Academic Books, Bakor Books
Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel
£45.00
The novel opens with a vicious beating of a young Thomas Cromwell by his blacksmith father, a catalyst for his decision to flee his impoverished home in Putney. Cromwell’s subsequent journey takes him across Europe, serving as a soldier and a merchant, gaining valuable knowledge of law, finance, and languages before returning to England a successful, well-traveled man.
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