marriage with Jane Seymour 141
Holbein, Hans 109, 115, 162, 164, 165
Holy League 31
Hotspur, Harry 53
Howard, Catherine 37, 85, 165, 168, 170
Howard family history 54–5
Howard, Henry 149, 170
Howard, Thomas (2nd Duke of Norfolk) 55, 56, 59, 72, 127, 130, 137, 149, 151, 156, 164–5, 166–7
Howard, Thomas ‘Tom Truth’ 55, 150, 151, 170
Humanist Movement 111
hunting 78–80
Hutton, John 164
Italy 19–21, 23
James IV 28, 38
James V 38, 150, 162
jousting 80–1, 84, 120, 127
Julius II, Pope 31, 67
Katherine of Aragon
background 65–6
as book character 100–1, 106
death 81, 121–2
jewels 103–4
marriage annulment 9, 16, 24, 37, 67–70, 91–3, 97–8, 99, 106–8, 142–3, 144
marriage to Arthur 28, 37, 66–7
Kingston, William 127, 130, 131
Latimer, Katherine (nee Parr) 37, 165
Legatine Court 68, 69, 83
Leo X, Pope 20–1, 22
Lord Chamberlain role 41
Lord Steward role 41
Louis XII, King of France 51, 72
Ludlow Castle 37, 66
Luther, Martin 90, 100, 152, 154
Machiavelli, Niccolo 113
Mantel, Hilary 8, 10–11
Margaret of Austria 16, 72
Marillac, Charles de 162, 166, 167, 168, 170
Mary I (Lady Mary) 37, 38, 48, 60, 98, 116, 144, 146–9, 156, 160, 162
masques 73
Merchant’s Guilds 20–1
Middleton, Alice 90, 91
monasteries 28, 64–5, 155–6
More, Thomas 11, 89–91, 97, 100, 101, 116, 117, 135
Morton, John 90
Neville, Edward 51, 163
Neville, Richard, Earl of Warwick 142
Nonsuch Palace 46–7
Norfolk, Duke of see Howard, Thomas
Norris, Henry 41, 83, 88, 105, 121, 123, 126, 127, 128, 131
Norris, Mary 165
Oath of Succession 116–17, 144
palaces 40, 45–8
Parker, Henry, Lord Morley 114, 125
Paul III, Pope 117
Paulet, William 127
Percy family history 52–4
Percy, Henry 53–4, 88, 101
Perreau, Louis de, Sieur de Castillon 162
Perrenot de Granvelle, Nicolas 16
Pilgrimage of Grace 52, 156–7, 160
Plantagenet, Edward 34
Pole family history 141–2
Pole, Geoffrey 142, 163
Pole, Hugh 163
Pole, Margaret 142, 163, 170
Pole, Reginald 9, 16, 18, 113–14, 142–3, 147, 161, 163
Pole, Richard 142
Privy Chamber 40–1, 82–5
Privy Council 96–9
Puebla, Rodrigo de 66
Putney 16, 18
Rich, Richard 102, 135, 168, 170
Richard III 14, 28, 34, 49–50, 53, 55
Rochford, Jane 114, 125–6, 140, 151, 165, 170
Rovezzano, Benedetto da 28
royal residences 40, 45–8
Russell, John 71
Sadler, Rafe 27, 106, 109, 121, 135, 147, 148, 170
St Leger, Anthony 18
Seymour, Anne (nee Stanhope) 165
Seymour, Edward 137–8, 139, 161, 170
Seymour, Elizabeth (Bess) 138–9, 160–1, 165
Seymour family history 137–8
Seymour, Jane 37, 48, 120–1, 122–3, 134, 138–41, 145–6, 157, 160, 161
Seymour, John 120, 137, 138
Seymour, Thomas 138, 139, 161, 170
Shelton, Anne 147
Shelton, Margaret 125–6
Shelton, Mary 105, 121, 150, 151
Smeaton, Mark 122, 126, 131
Somerset, Elizabeth 125, 126
Stafford, William 61
Suffolk, Duke of see Brandon, Charles
Suleiman the Magnificent 117
Talbot, George 156
Talbot, Mary 54
tapestries 22
Tebald, Thomas 164
tournaments 44
Tower of London 45–6, 60, 127, 129
Tudor, Edmund 33
Tudor family tree 36
Tudor, Henry (VII) see Henry VII
Tudor, Henry (VIII) see Henry VII
Tudor, Jasper 33, 34, 97
Tudor, Margaret 28, 35, 38, 150
Tudor, Mary (Henry VIII’s sister) 35, 38, 51, 52, 72
Tudor, Owen 33
Tyndale, William 100, 154, 155
Vaughan, Steven 22, 70, 155
Vergil, Polydore 30, 82
Warham, William 17, 98, 102, 106
Wars of the Roses 14, 33–4, 53, 55
Wellyfed, Alice 27
Weston, Francis 85, 88, 123, 126, 127, 128, 131
Whitehall 31, 48, 73
Wilhelm of Cleves 166
Williams, Kat (née Cromwell) 7
Williams, Richard see Cromwell, Richard
Williamson, Johane 27
Williamson, John 27
Willoughby, Catherine 52
Windsor Castle 47–8
Wolf Hall 120, 137
Wolsey, Thomas
background and personality 29–31
as book character 11, 38, 53–4, 116
Charles Brandon’s marriage 51
death 88
employs Cromwell 27–8, 64–5
as godfather to Henry’s children 149
goes to York 70, 83
marriage annulment negotiations 67, 68–70, 97
monastery reforms 155–6
property 47, 48
Woodville, Elizabeth 23, 34
Wriothesley, Richard 98–9, 133, 135, 147, 150, 161, 164, 167, 168, 170
Wyatt, Henry 111, 112
Wyatt, Thomas 101, 111–12, 144, 150, 160, 162, 170
Wycliffe, John 152
Wykys, Elizabeth see Cromwell, Elizabeth (wife)
Wykys, Henry 24, 27
Wykys, Mercy 27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I was thrilled when I was first approached to write this companion, for I have been a fan of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy from the beginning, even when her versions of historical characters didn’t quite match mine. This has been a project like no other, but an utterly rewarding one, to write the history alongside a work of fiction so artfully crafted that even after countless readings I am still drawn to the world Mantel has created. This book has been an absolute joy to write, for the fictional characters as well as their historical counterparts have led such extraordinary lives. So many characters have flitted across my desk throughout the writing process, each demanding their moment, and I have tried to do justice to them all. As a young student I struggled with history’s unsavoury version of Thomas Cromwell, but I am thankful to those historians who rescued him from historical ignominy, by presenting him as more than just a ‘thug in a doublet:’ in particular Geoffrey Elton, Michael Everett, Tracy Borman, but especially Diarmaid MacCulloch. But I think they can all agree Cromwell has had his moment at last.
I must also thank my wonderful agent, Donald Winchester, for thinking of me when the project was first envisioned, and for his constant support and encouragement. I have been fortunate to have a fantastic team at Pavilion/Batsford: John Lee and Tina Persaud who first proposed the project, the irreplaceable Kristy Richardson, whose dedication has made it what it is, as well as Katie Hewett, Gemma Doyle, Claire Clewley, and finally Joanna Lisowiec for her wonderful illustrations.
On a personal note, I must thank my parents, who are long-time fans of Mantel’s works, who have savoured every page of her series and have been instrumental in the creation of this companion. And to my husband Klemen, to whom this book is dedicated. You have read so much of Mantel’s work, you could likely write your own companion – throughout the journey you have been the most important companion of all.
Also my thanks to Alison Bury, for her constant support and enthusiasm for this project.
And thank you especially to Hilary Mantel, whose formidable trilogy has launched a whole new appreciation of the period. Her prose has been such an influence on my own writing, as I have sought to rehabilitate some of the most maligned individuals of the Tudor age. She has been at my side for so many years, always whispering ‘consider this’.
First published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by Batsford
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