Bring Up the Bodies

A Complete Guide to Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies

This guide was first published in 2024 as part of the 2024 Wolf Crawl slow read of Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell Trilogy. Read more about that read along.

#1 Falcons

Wolf Crawl #18: Pity no one

Bonus: Drunk with fresh air by Andrea
Bonus: Falcons and feathered caps by Analise Brower

#2 Crows (Part 1)

Wolf Crawl #19: Between England and Hell

Bonus: Full bellies breed gentle manners by Andrea

#3 Crows (Part 2)

Wolf Crawl #20: Teeter-totter

Bonus: We have no need of barbarous cuisine by Andrea
Bonus: Caps and “Crows” by Analise Brower

#4 Angels

Wolf Crawl #21: Death is your prince

Bonus: Marzipan Moon by Andrea

#5 The Black Book (Part 1)

Wolf Crawl #22: Defeat your instinct

Bonus: Lean Kitchen by Andrea

#6 The Black Book (Part 2)

Wolf Crawl #23: The cutting wind

#7 The Black Book (Part 3)

Wolf Crawl #24: All in hazard

#8 Master of Phantoms (Part 1)

Wolf Crawl #25: Hunting dogs

Bonus: The sweet season of the year by Andrea

#9 Master of Phantoms (Part 2)

Wolf Crawl #26: A contest of corpses

#10 Master of Phantoms (Part 3)

Wolf Crawl #27: Guilty men

#11 Master of Phantoms (Part 4)

Wolf Crawl #28: The axe in your hand

#12 Master of Phantoms (Part 5) / Spoils

Wolf Crawl #29: It is done

Bonus: A fistful of Thomases by Nikki
Bonus: Versions of Thomas Cromwell by Nikki
Bonus: Sacred kingship in a human body by Nikki