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History influenced Wolf Hall
Added by Media Influence Map · 5 October 2026
- Tudor England
- The Reformation
The evidence
Hilary Mantel's novel tells the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII, from blacksmith's son to the king's chief minister, through the break with Rome and the marriage to Anne Boleyn.
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