Bring up the Bodies

I spent a lovely day with a friend at Hampton Court Palace. The sun was shining, the palace and gardens were gorgeous and the food in the restaurant was excellent. What could be nicer! 

Surrounded by all this history, particularly Tudor history we got talking about two of our favourite novels set during the reign of Henry Vlll, "Wolf Hall" and the interestingly titled "Bring up the Bodies". Both books are by Hilary Mantel and both were winners of the Man Booker prize in 2009 and 2012 respectively.

The books tell the story of Thomas Cromwell, adviser to the King and some might say henchman."Wolf Hall" follows the rise of Ann Boleyn and "Bring up the Bodies", her fall from favour and subsequent execution. 

 


















Both books are available from Torfaen Libraries and if you missed the brilliant BBC adaptation starring Mark Rylance as Cromwell, get it on DVD from the library.