Mary Tudor did eventually marry – her husband was Philip of Spain, the Emperor’s son. Philip spent as little time as possible in England, and Mary died, unhappy, childless and largely unlamented, in 1558. She was succeeded by Elizabeth, the daughter of Anne Boleyn. The dynasty which began its rule on the battlefield at Bosworth in 1485 ended in 1603; Elizabeth was the last of the Tudor line.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
When I sat down to express my gratitude to the historians, curators, actors and academics who have given me time, encouragement and inspiration in the course of ten years, I found that the list was so long and included such distinguished names that it sounded like a vulgar exercise in name-dropping. So I would like to say simply that I am grateful to them all and forget none. I am also grateful to my publishers worldwide, and to the unseen army who dust the artefacts and guard the treasures, and ensure, as Tyndale puts it, that neither moths nor rust corrupt, and the passage of time does not destroy, what is left of the world of Thomas Cromwell.
ALSO BY HILARY MANTEL
Beyond Black
Every Day is Mother’s Day
Vacant Possession
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street
Fludd
A Place of Greater Safety
A Change of Climate
An Experiment in Love
The Giant, O’Brien
Learning to Talk
Wolf Hall
Bring Up the Bodies
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
NON-FICTION
Giving Up the Ghost
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
HILARY MANTEL is the author of fifteen books, including A Place of Greater Safety, Beyond Black, the memoir Giving Up the Ghost, and the short-story collection The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher. Her two most recent novels, Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies, have both been awarded the Man Booker Prize .
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Cast of Characters
Family Trees
Epigraph
PART ONE
I Wreckage (I). London, May 1536
II Salvage. London, Summer 1536
III Wreckage (II). London, Summer 1536
PART TWO
I Augmentation. London, Autumn 1536
II The Five Wounds. London, Autumn 1536
III Vile Blood. London, Autumn–Winter 1536
PART THREE
I The Bleach Fields. Spring 1537
II The Image of the King. Spring–Summer 1537
III Broken on the Body. London, Autumn 1537
PART FOUR
I Nonsuch. Winter 1537– Spring 1538
II Corpus Christi. June–December 1538
III Inheritance. December 1538
PART FIVE
I Ascension Day. Spring–Summer 1539
II Twelfth Night. Autumn 1539
III Magnificence. January–Hune 1540
PART SIX
I Mirror. June–July 1540
II Light. 28 July 1540
Epitaph
Author’s Note
Acknowledgements
Also by Hilary Mantel
About the Author
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