An Occult History of Britain (Part 2)

Wolf Crawl Week 4: Monday 22 January – Sunday 28 January

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“We drowned men will stick together.”

Landscape with a Shipwreck by Frederik van Valckenborch. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Welcome to Week 4 of Wolf Crawl

This week we are reading the second half of An Occult History of Britain. This long chapter is composed of Cromwell’s memories of the 1520s, looking back on the events leading up to the fall of his master Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. He sifts these events for clues as to the cause of the catastrophe that seems set to destroy his world.

We sit like the imp on his shoulder and try to make sense of all that he remembers.

You will find everything you need for this read-along on the main Cromwell trilogy page of my website, including the reading schedule and plot summaries for each character. There is also a page with links to online resources about Mantel’s writing and Thomas Cromwell.

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