Rags-to-riches hero or villainous torturer? The truth about Henry VIII's scheming right-hand man Thomas Cromwell
With her Wolf Hall books, novelist Hilary Mantel made Tudor bad guy Thomas Cromwell sympathetic. But as a new TV adaptation ...
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The Real Story Behind ‘Wolf Hall’ and the Fall of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Most Controversial Adviser
Based on Hilary Mantel's novel "The Mirror & the Light," the last installment in the acclaimed television series chronicles ...
A 16th-Century Guide to Pooping at King Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace
Discover how King Henry VIII and other members of the Tudor nobility handled going to the bathroom in the mid-1500s. (Spoiler ...
‘Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’ Is a Seamless — but Darker — Continuation of the PBS Series
In the final chapter of the Hilary Mantel book trilogy, Mark Rylance reprises his role as Thomas Cromwell, a man who can feel ...
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Henry VIII (1491-1547)
Henry VIII may ... in wealth to the king, was about 6,000 British pounds, or $2.5 million in today's dollars. Henry lived an opulent life, eating off gold plate and reading books with nice covers ...
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Henry VIII
In 1521 Pope Leo X conferred the title of Defender of the Faith on Henry for his book 'Assertio ... Henry VIII is known as the 'father of the Royal Navy.' When he became king there were five ...