Episode 7: Rejection
Anton Lesser reads the long-awaited finale to Hilary Mantel's award-winning Thomas Cromwell series. Today: Cromwell pays a visit to Cardinal Wolsey's illegitimate daughter Dorothea
Anton Lesser reads the long-awaited finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series.
Autumn 1536: Henry is still mourning the loss of his young son, and his Scottish niece Margaret is now in the Tower. During the summer Cromwell has been busy at work dissolving the smaller religious houses, but now he pays a visit to the convent where Cardinal Wolsey’s illegitimate daughter lives.
Writer: Hilary Mantel
Reader: Anton Lesser
Abridger: Katrin Williams
Producer: Justine Willett
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