Wolf Crawl 2026 #7: The cardinal is alive
Wolf Hall: Part Three. Chapter II. Entirely Beloved Cromwell (Part 2/2)
Hello and welcome to Wolf Crawl, a year-long slow read of Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy. Read the introduction to this read-along.
Week 7 of Wolf Crawl runs from Monday, 16 February to Sunday, 22 February. The reading for this week is the second half of Wolf Hall: Part Three. Chapter II. Entirely Beloved Cromwell.
UK Fourth Estate edition, pp. 236–271
US Picador, pp. 218–250
US Henry Holt, pp. 194-222 (guide only, editions vary)
Ben Miles audiobook, 8:53:22–10:17:16
First Line: Mary Shelton is in attendance; she looks up, simpers.
Last Line: ‘Leave a space.’
Once you have read this week’s reading, you can read or listen to my weekly post: Wolf Crawl #7: The cardinal is alive, and join the discussion in the comments. I published this post in 2025, and the comments include discussion from both this year and last.
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