In the long-awaited sequel to "Wolf Hall," mortality stalks Cromwell's conscience
Here's Thomas Cromwell at New York's Frick Collection, trapped in canvas by the Tudor court painter Hans Holbein: thick ...
Smithsonian Magazine7d
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 ...
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Rags-to-riches hero or villainous torturer? The truth about Henry VIII's scheming right-hand man Thomas Cromwell
With her award-winning Wolf Hall series of books, Hilary Mantel made Tudor bad guy Thomas Cromwell sympathetic. But as TV adaptation Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light premieres in the US, the ...
The New York Times5d
‘Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’ Review: No Century for Old Men
It has been 10 years since the release of “Wolf Hall,” based on the first two novels in Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell ... who blames Cromwell for her father’s death; Henry’s daughter ...
Wall Street Journal6d
‘Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’ Review: Mark Rylance’s Master Manipulator
It’s a judgment that causes Thomas Cromwell a moment of atypical candor. “Who knows what Henry will do,” he says ruefully. It is the great tragedy of Cromwell—portrayed with a magnificent ...
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WOLF HALL: THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT on MASTERPIECE (New Series Premiere)
Anne Boleyn, Henry’s second wife, is dead. As the axe drops, Thomas Cromwell emerges from the bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry, settles to ...
Albuquerque Journal7d
Revisit the life of Thomas Cromwell in 'Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light'
Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) and King Henry VIII (Damian Lewis) star in “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light.” ON THE COVER: From left, Mark Rylance (Thomas Cromwell) and Kate Phillips (Jane ...
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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 ...