Entirely Beloved Cromwell (Part 1)

Wolf Crawl Week 6: Monday 5 February – Sunday 11 February

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Welcome to week six of Wolf Crawl

This week, we are reading the first part of “Entirely Beloved Cromwell, Spring–December 1530”. Cromwell is summoned, interviewed and invited by three very important people, as his old master goes north and, he, Cromwell, has his eye on his advantage.

You will find everything you need for this read-along on the main Cromwell trilogy page of my website, including:

• The reading schedule

• Weekly updates, like this one

• Plot summaries for each character

• Online resources about Mantel’s writing and Thomas Cromwell

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In this week’s post:

1. This week’s story

2. This week’s characters

3. This week’s theme: ‘They want you upstairs’

4. Character focus: Anne Boleyn

5. Background: The Italian job

6. Tangent: Who are you working for?

7. Spotlight: Ditches and dogholes

8. Background: Death and taxes

9. Focus: Made in Chelsea

10. Quote of the week: Black notes

11. Next week