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The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel

April 15, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 1 Comment

Yes, I know that Hamilton and Tudor England are not the same thing, but we all know that history is decided by the survivors. Who won? Whoever died last. Who was paid, how much was spent, who wielded the most glorious or secret power, who promised what to where- it does not matter. Thomas Cromwell, in the moment at least, lost. He was *centuries old spoiler alert* beheaded, and spent the last several hundred years painted as a scoundrel and a cheat. Many called him a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: #Henry VIII, #Hilary Mantel, 16th century europe, anne of cleves, bring up the bodies, english gentry, english history, english reformation, historical fiction, Jane Seymour, Thomas Cromwell, thomas cromwell trilogy, Tudor England, wealth, Wolf Hall

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:32 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: #Henry VIII, #Hilary Mantel, 16th century europe, anne of cleves, bring up the bodies, english gentry, english history, english reformation, historical fiction, Jane Seymour, Thomas Cromwell, thomas cromwell trilogy, Tudor England, wealth, Wolf Hall ·
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