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“Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light,” based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy, will begin filming in the United Kingdom soon, according to Masterpiece, PBS and the BBC. Oscar winner Mark Rylance is back as Thomas Cromwell, joined by Emmy winner Damian Lewis returning as King Henry VII and Oscar nominee Jonathan …
Neice and heir to King Henry VIII, Lady Margaret Douglas almost suffered the same fate as Anne Boleyn, when her scandalous affair with Thomas Howard was discovered.
I went to Hilary Mantel’s memorial service at Southwark Cathedral last week. Sir Mark Rylance and Ben Miles, who both played her hero Thomas Cromwell, did readings and there were memories from her friends and family. Two things emerged: Mantel the feminist and Mantel the muse. They are the same thing: women writers loved her because she showed us the possibilities of art, and the importance of manners. (She had great manners). Thankfully, the priest didn’t stay on long: Mantel and the patriarchy are at odds, and, genial though he was, I scowled at him.
Surely, Mantel is then an exception. Perhaps she transcends the uninspiring borders of historical fiction through her sheer devotion to conventionality. It is truly a testament to her strength and creativity that Wolf Hall is this good.
Hilary Mantel, British author of the Tudor series of books known as the Wolf Hall trilogy, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 22, Reuters reports. The twice Booker Prize-winning author was 70.