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Wolf Hall followed the life of Thomas Cromwell from his impoverished beginnings as the son of a violent blacksmith, to his meteoric rise in the court of King Henry VIII.
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Edward IV went on to rule, with a brief interruption, until his death 22 years later a death that triggered the final stage of the conflict and the rise of a new dynasty under Henry Tudor.
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Chronicling Thomas Cromwell's rise from blacksmith's son to a prominent position in Henry VIII's court, the novel became a best-seller after winning the 2009 Man Booker Prize and various other awards.
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