Author

Publication

2012 - Henry Holt and Company, New York

Language

English

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Word Count

108,000 words, Guess

Page Count

432 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivebringupbodiesno00mant
  • ISBN-100805090037
  • ISBN-139780805090031
  • Goodreads58122129
  • GoogleJw5OnwEACAAJ
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Classifications

  • DDC823/.914
  • LCCPR6063.A438 B75 2012
  • LCCPR6063.A438B75 2012

Description

Bring Up the Bodies is a historical novel by Hilary Mantel; sequel to the award-winning [Wolf Hall;](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL464512W) and part of a trilogy charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, the powerful minister in the court of King Henry VIII. It won the 2012 Man Booker Prize and the 2012 Costa Book of the Year. The final novel in the trilogy, [The Mirror and the Light](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20665410W), was published in March 2020.

Description

Though he battled for years to marry her, Henry VIII has become disenchanted with the audacious Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son, and her sharp intelligence and strong will have alienated his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine, Henry's first wife, dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice, setting in motion a dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over a few terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally himself with his enemies. What price will he pay for Annie's head? --front flap

Subjects

Topics

FictionHistoryLiteraryEnglischHistoireHistoricalFictional Works

Places

EssexLondonSurreyJerseyExeterNorfolkSuffolk

People

Mary IAnthonyThurstonEdward IVChristopheHenry VIIIRafe Sadler

Times

15351509-1547

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