Entirely Beloved Cromwell (Part 2)

Wolf Crawl Week 7: Monday 12 February – Sunday 18 February

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Welcome to week seven of Wolf Crawl

This week, we are reading the second part of “Entirely Beloved Cromwell, Spring–December 1530”. Cromwell is increasingly where he shouldn’t be. Wolsey dies, and the court makes a play about him.

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: ‘Suppose he dies?’

4. Spotlight: A burning prophecy

5. Theme: Secrets

6. Character focus: Thomas Cranmer

7. Background: The English longbow

8. Location: Hampton Court Palace

9. Focus: All the world's a stage

10. Quote of the week: The cardinal is alive

11. Next week