The more he does, the more he hears she's been unfaithful to the King. Wiltshire is willing to negotiate Rochford is not, and tells Cromwell that if Anne's marriage to the King endures he will "make short work of you."Ĭromwell talks to those close to Anne. Cromwell vows to make this happen.Įver the dealmaker, Cromwell tries to negotiate a separation through Anne's father, Wiltshire, and her brother, Rochford. He has tired of Anne, who brings him neither peace nor a son, and wants his marriage ended. "I cannot live as I have lived," Henry finally tells Cromwell in private. The King spends time with Jane Seymour and begins to fall in love his marriage to the new queen, Anne Boleyn, is sometimes loving but often descends into angry quarrels. Cromwell himself is attracted to the Seymours' daughter Jane. The King and Cromwell-now Master Secretary to the King's Privy Council-are guests of the Seymour family at Wolf Hall. The final novel in the trilogy, The Mirror and the Light, was published in March 2020.īring Up the Bodies follows closely upon the events of Wolf Hall. It won the 2012 Booker Prize and the 2012 Costa Book of the Year. Dimensions: 8.20in - 5.30in - 0.90in - 0.Bring Up the Bodies is an historical novel by Hilary Mantel sequel to the award-winning Wolf Hall and part of a trilogy charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, the powerful minister in the court of King Henry VIII.What price will he pay for Anne's head? Bring Up the Bodies is one of The New York Times' 10 Best Books of 2012, one of Publishers Weekly's Top 10 Best Books of 2012 and one of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2012 Book Details To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England.
Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. WINNER OF THE 2012 MAN BOOKER PRIZE The sequel to Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Bring Up the Bodies delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn.
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