This is a list of all 146 characters who appear in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy: Wolf Hall, Bring up the Bodies, and The Mirror and the Light. Names have been assembled roughly in accordance with Mantel’s own groupings at the front of each book. When characters appear in the novels, you can click through to their profile page with a summary of their story so far.
There’s a chain of stores in the US called The Dollar Tree, where everything is $1.25. Unbelievably, this week they received a shipment of brand new, mint condition, hardcover copies of The Mirror and the Light, yes, for $1.25. I was in two different DTs this week, and both had 5-6 copies of it, so if you’re in the US, try your local DT store! Wolf Crawl won’t be reading it until later next year, but they would also make a beautiful gift for anyone you’d like to introduce to the writings of our dear queen.
You might not need to! There should already be a cast list at the front of your book. This is an amalgamation of all three books. But it will have more detail added to it as we go along.
I have only just started to utilise the character briefs this evening. Wow! I did not realise you were going to update them every week. What an incredible resource. It’s certainly helping me keep my Thomases straight 😅 😉
This is already an amazing resource you have created for us Simon, thank you. By the end of the year it's going to be a phenomenon all of its own
Haha, that's the plan!
There’s a chain of stores in the US called The Dollar Tree, where everything is $1.25. Unbelievably, this week they received a shipment of brand new, mint condition, hardcover copies of The Mirror and the Light, yes, for $1.25. I was in two different DTs this week, and both had 5-6 copies of it, so if you’re in the US, try your local DT store! Wolf Crawl won’t be reading it until later next year, but they would also make a beautiful gift for anyone you’d like to introduce to the writings of our dear queen.
Much love,
Linda
Thank you Linda!
I need to print this out and put it in the front of my book. 🥰
You might not need to! There should already be a cast list at the front of your book. This is an amalgamation of all three books. But it will have more detail added to it as we go along.
Oh yes, so there is. Despite the fact that WH has been on my shelf for years, I’ve just given away the fact that I’ve never even opened it. 🤭
No that's ok! Time to open it, I guess!
Is there an entry for the Duke of Norfolk?
https://footnotesandtangents.substack.com/p/thomas-howard
Does anybody have this in family tree form?
We will need lots of family trees. But I will share some next year and add them where I can.
Love this guide, Simon. Thank you!
This in incredible Simon, thank you it will be very helpful. I’ve tabbed up my book today 💛📖
I have only just started to utilise the character briefs this evening. Wow! I did not realise you were going to update them every week. What an incredible resource. It’s certainly helping me keep my Thomases straight 😅 😉