Through 6-episodes, the 2015 BBC period mini-series adapted from Mantel’s books, followed Thomas Cromwell’s (Mark Rylance, Dunkirk) rise in social hierarchy from a blacksmith’s son, to King Henry VIII’s (Damian Lewis, The Forsyte Saga) chief minister. “The Mirror and the Light” (publishing March 5th 2020), is the third book in Mantel’s Booker Prize-winning Tudor era trilogy about Thomas Cromwell, after Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies.

With The Mirror and the Light, Mantel traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere who climbs to the heights of power, offering a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common man’s vision: of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion, and courage. To help keep this site running: Willow and Thatch may receive a commission when you click on any of the links on our site and make a purchase after doing so. The blacksmith’s son from Putney emerges from the spring’s bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour.Ĭromwell, a man with only his wits to rely on, has no great family to back him, no private army.Home » Period Drama Articles » BBC Confirms ‘Wolf Hall’ Sequel BBC Confirms ‘Wolf Hall’ SequelīBC has confirmed a second series of the period drama “Wolf Hall.” The sequel will be adapted from Hilary Mantel’s upcoming historical novel, “The Mirror and the Light.” Wolf Hall, courtesy BBC As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The story begins in May 1536: Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner.

She traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere who climbs to the heights of power, offering a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common man’s vision: of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion and courage. With The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with her peerless, Booker Prize-winning novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies.

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