Tag: Wolf Hall
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Damian Lewis Was Guest on Today Show 3rd Hour
– Returning to Royalty After a Decade – Damian guest appeared on Today’s 3rd Hour morning news program in New York for a segment titled Catching Up With… on Friday, March 21, 2025. He spoke to co-anchors Craig Melvin, Laura Jarrett, and Al Roker about reprising his role as King Henry VIII in the upcoming…
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Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance Attend New York Screening of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light
– Mini Billions Reunion Mixes with Royalty – Damian, Mark Rylance and Alison Mosshart attended PBS Masterpiece’s Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light special preview screening and afterparty at the Crosby Street Hotel in Manhattan’s vibrant SoHo neighborhood of New York on Thursday, March 20, 2025. The free screening was moderated by Susanne Simpson. Also in…
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Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – Where We Left Off and What’s Ahead
– Recap and Teaser – After the events of Wolf Hall, Thomas Cromwell finds himself in a position much higher and more precarious than he could’ve dreamed. Take a look at where we left off and what to expect from Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, premiering on PBS Masterpiece on Sunday, March 23,…
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Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Review: Mark Rylance’s Master Manipulator
– One of History’s Greatest Schemers – by John Anderson | The Wall Street Journal | March 20, 2025 “Henry would not kill his own daughter,” chirps the ambassador Chapuys (Karim Kadjar) during the opening episode of “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light.” It’s a judgment that causes Thomas Cromwell a moment of atypical candor. “Who…
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Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Is Historical Fiction At Its Finest
– The Encroaching Noose – by Elijah Gonzalez | Paste Magazine | March 21, 2025 It’s been 10 years since the first season of Wolf Hall charted Thomas Cromwell’s rise in Henry VIII’s court as our scrappy son-of-a-blacksmith navigated a den of aristocratic predators while somehow trying to maintain his morality. It was a precise, beautifully paced…
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When the Walls Close In on the ‘Wolf Hall’ Saga
– Slippery Stones Underfoot – by Roslyn Sulcas | New York Times | March 21, 2025 Mark Rylance sat quietly and alone, his black-capped head bowed, his eyes closed. Nearby in a grand chamber, Damian Lewis stood resplendent in a huge gold jacket, playing King Henry VIII, as the director Peter Kosminsky rearranged some actors…
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Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Is Well Worth the Wait
– Rebellion, Diplomacy, and Intrigue – by Taylor Antrim | Vogue | March 20, 2025 I still remember when the advanced copy of Hilary Mantel’s 2020 novel The Mirror and the Light hit my desk. I was eager to read the final book in Mantel’s titanic Thomas Cromwell trilogy, a series that began with Wolf Hall in 2009 and…
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The Real Story Behind ‘Wolf Hall’ and the Fall of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Most Controversial Adviser
– Chronicling Last 4 Years of Statesman’s Life – by Meilan Solly | Smithsonian Magazine | March 20, 2025 The final years of Henry VIII’s reign were a dark period for Tudor England: a time when a queen could be beheaded on trumped-up charges of treason, and a longtime friend of the king could meet that same…