A celebration of Hilary Mantel’s multi-award winning Wolf Hall Trilogy.
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One Month Until Wolf Hall Weekend 2026!
Dr Tracy Borman shares her obsession with Thomas Cromwell and her love of Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light.
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Centuries of history, a sustainable future 🌱 We're a charity that's committed to looking after our green spaces. Rebekah Baker, Biodiversity and Sustainability Manager, explains how important it is for us to care for over 1000 acres of land that surrounds our historic buildings.
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Coming out in July. The first full length academic study of Jane Seymour’s life and queenship. Based on extensive archival research, meet a Jane who was far from meek and mild. #livesofroyalwomen #janeseymour #queenjaneseymour #tudor #tudors
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Tonight’s the night! It was fascinating, chilling and poignant to be taking a fresh look at the men - and women - involved in Anne Boleyn’s downfall. And of course, if the documentary leaves you wanting more, I have just the book for you… 😉 @channel5_tv @liontelevision
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Underlining Mantel's History: A Q&A with The Tudor Notebook
Rebecca Batley and Amy McEIroy on the art of bringing Thomas Cromwell off the page.
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On Sat, June 6th 2026, at All Hallows by the Tower, we will host a staged reading of The Mirror and the Light-performed by the Tower Theatre Company and directed by Dan Usztan as part of our celebration of the life and work of the late Dame Hilary Mantel.
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If it ain’t mentioned, it ain’t on the map.
Matt Brown’s Wolf Hall maps — and how they can help the way we see Cromwell's world.
#History
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We are delighted that Rosemary Griggs, a West Country historian, researcher, writer and performer. She is a devoted fan of the late Hilary Mantel and often reflects that if we want to bring the past to life, you must inhabit their world.
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Anne Boleyn’s crowned falcon emblems and initial ‘A’ still in situ at Hampton Court in the great hall and in the gateway next to the stairs leading up to the great hall. #hamptoncourt #anneboleyn #henryviii
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Happy Easter!
This leather pouch, recovered from the Mary Rose, features an amazingly well preserved monogram depicting the letters IhS, embroidered in silver thread.
This is almost certainly the Sacred Monogram, representing the name of Jesus Christ.
ALT A closeup of the letters I, H and S, embroidered in silver thread on a leather background.
ALT The leather pouch, showing the IHS monogram, a decorative pattern around it and the loops on the back that allowed it to be attached to a belt.
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Happy Easter from the Tower of London! 🐰
Do tag us in your spring #PalacePhotos this weekend 🌼
ALT The image shows the Tower of London, a historic stone castle with tall arched windows and crenellated battlements. The scene includes a foreground of vibrant yellow daffodils and green grass under a clear blue sky. A smaller turreted building is visible in the background.
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Hilary Mantel inherits a Cromwell from G.R. Elton and fills in the gaps.
Elton made Thomas Cromwell historically unavoidable; Mantel made him imaginatively present.
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The literary world has long felt the absence of Dame Hilary Mantel and her fierce, generous spirit. However, last night in London, that spirit felt remarkably present as the winners of the 2026 Hilary Mantel Prize for Fiction were announced. wolfhallweekend.substack.com…
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The Act of Supremacy recognising Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England, 1534.
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#OTD 24 March 1603 Elizabeth I, the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, died at Richmond Palace, aged 69 years.
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Spring sunshine at the Tower of London 🌼
Nearly 1000 years old and still looking as good as the day we were built, especially when the new spring buds start to bloom 😎
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A Tudor surgeon should be able to treat all injuries, including the most deadly of all, a pie to the head.
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ALT A drawing of a man in a posing pouch, with all sorts of weapons sticking out of him, including spears, clubs, swords and daggers. He's also got cuts and bullet wounds.
ALT A closeup of wound man's head, with what looks like a pie on his left temple.
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‘Though that Men do Call it Dotage’ by Henry VII read by Wolf hall actor Damian Lewis.
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The Tudor Heart: A Poignant Token of Royal Love, read more here: wolfhallweekend.substack.com…
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