Wolf Crawl #19: Between England and Hell
Bring Up the Bodies: Part One. Chapter II. Crows (Part 1/2)
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 19 of Wolf Crawl runs from Monday, 11 May to Sunday, 17 May. The reading for this week is the first half of Bring Up the Bodies: Part One. Chapter II. Crows.
UK Fourth Estate edition, pp. 36–75
US Picador, pp. 31–62
US Henry Holt, pp. 31-63 (guide only, editions vary)
Ben Miles audiobook, 01:07:15–2:27:10
First Line: Stephen Gardiner! Coming in as he’s going out…
Last Line: ‘If she should die within the year, I wonder what world would be then?’
Once you have read this week’s reading, you can read or listen to my weekly post: Wolf Crawl #19: Between England and Hell, 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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(All the episodes were recorded and released in 2025)





