The Map of Christendom (Part 1)

Wolf Crawl Week 16: Monday 15 April – Sunday 21 April

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Welcome to week sixteen of Wolf Crawl

This week, we are reading the first part of “The Map of Christendom, 1534–1535.” While More languishes in the Tower, Cromwell redraws the maps. And then, falls ill.

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: Love in the Time of Cromwell

4. Footnote: A new pope

5. Tangent: Master of the Memory Machine

6. Footnote: House of the Converts

7. Tangent: Labyrinths and dungeons

8. Tangent: Killing words

9. Footnote: Cardinal Cromwell

10. Tangent: Perhaps this is Utopia?

11. Quote of the week: Men in small rooms

12. Next week