Wolf Hall Weekend

06/05/2026

One Month Until Wolf Hall Weekend 2026!
Dr Tracy Borman shares her obsession with Thomas Cromwell and her love of Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light.

Dr Tracy Borman shares her obsession with Thomas Cromwell and her love of Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light.

04/05/2026

Is this the true face of Anne Boleyn?

Is this the true face of Anne Boleyn?

04/05/2026

With King Charles III recently making headlines across the pond, it’s the perfect time to revisit the moment he shared with the late, great Dame Hilary Mantel.

During her 2015 investiture, the then-Prince admitted he was a huge fan of the Wolf Hall —a fun confession given that critics at the time were busy comparing his own "treacherous" inner circle at Clarence House to the cutthroat Tudor court of Thomas Cromwell. Mantel gracefully laughed off the comparison as "exaggerated," but seeing the modern monarchy still navigating its own high-stakes drama in 2026, it’s clear that the line between historical fiction and royal reality remains as thin (and entertaining) as ever.

04/05/2026

The Author and the Ambassador
Did Eustace Chapuys help create Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell?

Did Eustace Chapuys help create Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell?

30/04/2026

Underlining Mantel's History: A Q&A with The Tudor Notebook
A conversation with Rebecca Batley and Amy McElroy on the art of bringing Thomas Cromwell off the page.

A conversation with Rebecca Batley and Amy McElroy on the art of bringing Thomas Cromwell off the page.

28/04/2026

“IF YOU CANNOT SPEAK TRUTH AT A BEHEADING, WHEN CAN YOU SPEAK IT?”

On Saturday June 6th 2026, at All Hallows by the Tower, we will host a staged reading of The Mirror and the Light—performed by the Tower Theatre Company and directed by Dan Usztan as part of our celebration of the life and work of the late Dame Hilary Mantel.

Ben Miles and Aurora Dawson-Hunte introduce a rare staged reading of Hilay Mantel's The Mirror and the Light

12/04/2026

How Cromwell’s choice shaped a queen.
We talk with Rosemary Griggs (Lady Katherine's farthingale) about Kat Ashley who is one of those figures who sits quietly at the edge of the main historic narrative of Wolf Hall and yet, on closer inspection, proves indispensable to it.

The appointment of Kat Ashley and the making of Elizabeth I

05/04/2026

Readers of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall Trilogy often say the novels feel intensely physical — you know when you’ve crossed a threshold, moved parish, stepped into danger — even if you couldn’t immediately point it out on a modern map.

We spoke to Matt Brown from the Londonist who will be joining our London event in June - walking the places named in the trilogy from the Tower area through the City and up towards Austin Friars, Cromwell’s long-time London base.

Matt Brown’s Wolf Hall maps — and how they can help the way we see Cromwell's world.

25/03/2026

How Cromwell’s 'legal machine' actually worked.

How Cromwell’s 'legal machine' actually worked.