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

Bonus: Drunk with fresh air by

#2 Crows (Part 1)

Bonus: Full bellies breed gentle manners by

#3 Crows (Part 2)

Bonus: We have no need of barbarous cuisine by

#4 Angels

Bonus: Marzipan Moon by

#5 The Black Book (Part 1)

Bonus: Lean Kitchen by

#6 The Black Book (Part 2)

#7 The Black Book (Part 3)

#8 Master of Phantoms (Part 1)

Bonus: The sweet season of the year by

#9 Master of Phantoms (Part 2)

#10 Master of Phantoms (Part 3)

#11 Master of Phantoms (Part 4)

#12 Master of Phantoms (Part 5) / Spoils

Bonus: A fistful of Thomases by


Bonus: Versions of Thomas Cromwell by
Bonus: Sacred kingship in a human body by