Among the protagonists in the pageant of English history, the Tudors are generally painted in lurid colors. In the English popular imagination—influenced by five centuries of drama and fiction—the kings, queens, saints, and schemers of the English Reformation are either heroes or villains, depending on where you stand in the religious debate. Yet in Wolf Hall, her latest bo (...)
October 23, 2009
Books
A Man for This Season
Wolf HallHilary MantelHenry Holt, $27, 560 pp.
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