On Sat, June 6th 2026, at All Hallows by the Tower, we will host a staged reading of The Mirror and the Light-performed by the Tower Theatre Company and directed by Dan Usztan as part of our celebration of the life and work of the late Dame Hilary Mantel.
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We are delighted that Rosemary Griggs, a West Country historian, researcher, writer and performer. Rosemary is a devoted fan of the late Hilary Mantel and often reflects that Hilary said that if we want to bring the past to life, you must inhabit their world.
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We are delighted that Rosemary Griggs, a West Country historian, researcher, writer and performer. Rosemary is a devoted fan of the late Hilary Mantel and often reflects that Hilary said that if we want to bring the past to life, you must inhabit their world.
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Readers of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall Trilogy often say the novels feel intensely physical even if you couldn’t immediately point it out on a modern map.
We spoke to Matt Brown from the Londonist Time Machine who will be joining our London event in June.
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Hilary Mantel inherits a Cromwell from G.R. Elton and fills in the gaps.
Elton made Thomas Cromwell historically unavoidable; Mantel made him imaginatively present.
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Hilary Mantel inherits a Cromwell from G.R. Elton and fills in the gaps.
Elton made Thomas Cromwell historically unavoidable; Mantel made him imaginatively present.
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‘Though that Men do Call it Dotage’ by Henry VIII read by Wolf Hall actor Damian Lewis.
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‘Though that Men do Call it Dotage’ by Henry VIII read by Wolf Hall actor Damian Lewis.
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Candle mould: featuring Tudor Rose, Thistle, Harp & Fleur-de-lys, c. 1600-1640. Your 17th century royal arms #hygge . (Victoria & Albert Museum)
Fans of Mantel will be thrilled to hear about Dr Lucy Arnold’s new book - Hilary Mantel - Liverpool University Press, in which she offers one of the most conceptually rigorous accounts yet of Hilary Mantel’s writing life and literary method.
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Hilary Mantel challenges the historical reputations of Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell. Having previously covered the tensions surrounding Henry VIII's "Great Matter" and the rise of Anne Boleyn, we now examine the final breakdown of their relationship.
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Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell and his relationship with Thomas More.
By moving beyond the traditional "Saint vs. Villain" dichotomy, Hilary Mantel performs a kind of literary archaeology.
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"Novelists, it seems to me, are the very last people who should be asked to comment on the news of the day,” - Dame Hilary Mantel
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Limited seats still available for June, we’re almost full for event.
It was a real pleasure to speak with Philipa Lacey recently to learn more about why physical places still matter so much when it comes to understanding the past.
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"But when we see your portrait we respond to you as a man - sad, distinguished, aging, fiercely clever... Face to face, we can't deny your flawed humanity. And if we admit to yours, why not ours?" - Hilary Mantel
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'Utopia, after all, is not a place one can live.'
The third post in our series on Hilary Mantel's portrayal of Thomas Cromwell's relationship to Thomas More in Wolf Hall.
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Limited seats still available for June, we’re almost full for event.
It was a real pleasure to speak with Philipa Lacey recently to learn more about why physical places still matter so much when it comes to understanding the past.
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As Henry VIII presses forward with his “Great Matter,” religious belief is drawn out from the realm of private conviction and into public obligation, where silence, once a form of moral reserve, begins to register as resistance.
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Stitching Cromwell exhibition Monday 2 - Friday 6 March; and Lecture Wednesday 4 March at 4.30pm. The Hive, Worcester.
Some responses to Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy are analytical. Others are devotional. Bea Stitches’ work belongs to a rarer category: it answers Mantel in another medium entirely.
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WIN a ticket to attend the Spring Online History Festival, Defining Moments in British History!
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As Henry VIII presses forward with his “Great Matter,” religious belief is drawn out from the realm of private conviction and into public obligation, where silence, once a form of moral reserve, begins to register as resistance.
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The Tale of Two Thomases. Read our latest post on Hilary Mantel's Cromwell and his relationship with Thomas More.
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Anne Boleyn: The Precarious Queen.
Welcome to part two of three posts exploring Hilary Mantel’s fictional portrayal of one of Tudor history’s most tragic Queens.
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In Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel does something quietly radical with Anne. She gives us a single character moving steadily towards an unknown fate.
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