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What It Was Like to Edit the ‘Wolf Hall’ Books
The final novel in Hilary Mantel’s great trilogy has been adapted for TV. Her editor joins us this week to discuss working ...
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Interview: Damian Lewis on Playing Henry VIII
Damian Lewis on the embodiment of majesty, the heft of the fat suit, and the complicated king of The Mirror and the Light as ...
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The Characters of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light
Thomas Cromwell: Henry VIII’s Chief Minister and the mastermind behind the English Reformation. From a blacksmith’s son to the king’s right-hand man, his rise is nothing short of astonishing ...
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How “Firebrand” makes Henry VIII's final wife, Catherine Parr, more than the last line of a nursery rhyme
As for her husband, Jude Law takes on the role of Henry VIII, portraying the legendary ... “She’s a good Christian, and she did write these books, but she's also a woman who does care a ...
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Henry VIII
In the first years of his reign Henry VIII effectively relied on Thomas Wolsey ... the title of Defender of the Faith on Henry for his book 'Assertio Septem Sacramentorum', which affirmed the ...
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Henry VIII
His book refuting the heresies of Luther which he presented to ... who survived her husband. The coronation of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon took place on Sunday 24th June 1509. The ceremony is ...