Final part of Wolf Hall, now on the West End stage, is under fire from English Heritage for its ‘Tudor bias’ in charting history
, as in the preceding volumes, Mantel projects herself into the mind of Cromwell as he brings to an end a 1,000-year tradition of religious houses in England and deals with the Pilgrimage of Grace, a northern rebellion against Henry VIII’s rule. As Cromwell moves to shut down places such as Fountains, drive out the monks and nuns and seize their assets for the state, his strategy is presented in a context of monastic decline, easy living and resentment at widespread corruption.
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