Resource Guide: 'Wolf Hall' by Hilary Mantel

On August 3, 2023 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of Folger resources related to Henry VIII and this turbulent time for the English court.

EXPLORE Shakespeare’s version of events

• Read Henry VIII
• Henry VIII, Folger Theatre (2010)
• Play on! Q&A: Caridad Svich on translating ‘Henry VIII’

DISCOVER the historical figures in our collection

• Henry VIII
  • Prince Henry’s “boke”
  • Anne of Cleves’s Book of Hours
  • Vivat Rex!: 500th Anniversary of Henry VIII’s Accession to the Throne
• Thomas Cromwell
  • Interrogating a hermit
  • Letter from Thomas Norton to Francis Mylles
• The Tudors
  • Elizabeth Norton: The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women
  • Lucy Wooding on Tudor England: A History
  • Does a rose by any other name smell as sweet? Modern perfumes and the Myth of the Tudors

EXPLORE adaptations of Wolf Hall

• • Wolf Hall on Masterpiece on PBS
  • Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies at the Royal Shakespeare Company