Bring Up the Bodies
About this book
Bring Up the Bodies is a 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. It won the 2012 Man Booker Prize and the 2012 Costa Book of the Year. The final novel in the trilogy, The Mirror and the Light, was published in March 2020.
Reader Profile
4.3/5 · 107638 readers · 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Wolf Hall series?
Read Bring Up the Bodies first, then follow the publication order above — Wolf Hall, then Wolf Hall.
How long does it take to read Bring Up the Bodies?
About ≈ 8 h 00 m — 432 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Bring Up the Bodies?
432 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Bring Up the Bodies?
It sits on the Historical Fiction, History, Fiction shelves.
Has Bring Up the Bodies been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light.
Is Bring Up the Bodies in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Bring Up the Bodies?
The main characters include Thomas Cromwell, Gregory Cromwell, Richard Cromwell, Rafe Sadler.
Where does Bring Up the Bodies take place?
It is set in London, Whitehall Palace, Wiltshire during 1509-1547, 1535.
Who wrote Bring Up the Bodies?
Hilary Mantel.
“His children are falling from the sky.”