Thomas Cromwell

2 books in this series, listed in reading order.

  1. Wolf Hall · book 1
  2. Bring Up the Bodies · book 2

Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel · 2009

In Mantel's Booker winner, Thomas Cromwell rises from a Putney forge to Henry VIII's council, steering the annulment crisis past Wolsey's fall toward a break…

2,911-word summary · 13 min read

Bring Up the Bodies

Hilary Mantel · 2012

Thomas Cromwell sets out to destroy Anne Boleyn, building a case from rumor and revenge while Henry VIII waits to marry Jane Seymour.

2,066-word summary · 9 min read