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Wolf Hall: where to start reading
Adapts The Thomas Cromwell Trilogy by Hilary Mantel. Say how far you watched, and pick the book up exactly there.
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2 seasons
on screen
3 books
to read
Tracks closely
from the books
After Series 1 (2015), in the books you are
at Bring Up the Bodies.
through the end of the second novel.
The first series adapts the first two novels in sequence, Wolf Hall followed by Bring Up the Bodies, ending where the second book ends.
Start reading at The Mirror and the Light (the third and final novel)
Spoiler-safe, only what the show already showed you.
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Series 1 (2015) leaves off at the end of book two. Start here:
The Mirror and the Light
Hilary Mantel · Book 3 of 3
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The BBC/PBS adaptation covers Hilary Mantel's Thomas Cromwell trilogy across two series. The first series (2015) combines the first two novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies; the second series, subtitled The Mirror and the Light (2024), adapts the third and final novel.
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