Hilary Mantel on Thomas Cromwell

Quote of the day: “I see Cromwell as a vital force for change, but also as a human being intent first on surviving in a harsh world, then on reshaping that world to his will. Was he a statesman or a thug? An icy pragmatist or an optimist with faith in a better world? The evidence is patchy, the defendant inscrutable, and the jury still out.” (Hilary Mantel on the protagonist of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies)

Bring up the Bodies Hans Holbein Hilary Mantel Mike Poulton Royal Shakespeare Company Thomas Cromwell Wolf Hall