Wolf Hall
About this book
Wolf Hall (2009) is a historical novel by English author Hilary Mantel, published by Fourth Estate, named after the Seymour family's seat of Wolfhall, or Wulfhall, in Wiltshire. Set in the period from 1500 to 1535, Wolf Hall is a sympathetic fictionalised biography documenting the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII through to the death of Sir Thomas More. The novel won both the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 2012, The Observer named it as one of "The 10 best historical novels". The book is the first in a trilogy; the sequel Bring Up the Bodies was published in 2012. The last book in the trilogy is The Mirror and the Light (2020), which covers the last four years of Cromwell's life.
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 1102 readers · 653 pages · ≈ 12 h 06 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Wolf Hall?
About ≈ 12 h 06 m — 653 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Wolf Hall?
653 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Wolf Hall?
It sits on the Historical Fiction, History, Fiction shelves.
Has Wolf Hall been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light.
Is Wolf Hall in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Wolf Hall?
The main characters include Henry VIII, 1509-1547, Walter Cromwell, Thomas Cromwell, Bet Cromwell.
Where does Wolf Hall take place?
It is set in Great Britain, England, Putney during 1520s, 1500, 1527.
Who wrote Wolf Hall?
Hilary Mantel.