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Wolf Hall

by Hilary Mantel

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In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man dares to gamble his life to win the king's favor and ascend to the heights of political power England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years, and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. The quest for the king's freedom destroys his adviser, the brilliant Cardinal Wolsey, and...

First published: 2009 636 pages ISBN: 9781429943284
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History
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Recommended
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3
Language
eng
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Biographical fictionFictionHistoryMan Booker Prize Winneraward:national_book_critics_circle_award=fictionaward:national_book_critics_circle_award=2009award:man_booker_prize=2009New York Times bestsellerHistorical FictionNational Book Critics Circle Award Winner

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