Wolf Crawl

Simon Haisell
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A year-long slow read and deep dive into Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy: Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies, and The Mirror & the Light. footnotesandtangents.substack.com

Episodes

  1. 07/02/2025

    Wolf Crawl #27: Guilty men

    Welcome to Wolf Crawl. I am your guide, Simon Haisell, and this is a year-long slow read of Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy: Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies, and The Mirror & the Light. Each week, I dive into the detail, with summaries, background, footnotes and tangents to enrich your reading. I am joined on this journey by Lucie Bea Dutton,, who delves into the archive on our behalf, and Matt Brown, who makes maps to help us find our way through Cromwell’s world. Read the full post here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit footnotesandtangents.substack.com/subscribe

    32 min

  2. 01/01/2025

    Wolf Crawl #1: So now get up

    Welcome to Wolf Crawl. I am your guide, Simon Haisell, and this is a year-long slow read of Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy: Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies, and The Mirror & the Light. Each week, I dive into the detail, with summaries, background, footnotes and tangents to enrich your reading. I am joined on this journey by Lucie Bea Dutton,, who delves into the archive on our behalf, and Matt Brown, who makes maps to help us find our way through Cromwell’s world. Read the full post here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit footnotesandtangents.substack.com/subscribe

    26 min

  3. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Welcome to Wolf Crawl

    Welcome to Wolf Crawl. I am your guide, Simon Haisell, and this is a year-long slow read of Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy: Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies, and The Mirror & the Light. Each week, I dive into the details to provide summaries, background, footnotes and tangents to enrich your reading. I share the paintings, poetry and music mentioned in the books, and I provide links to help you explore more of Cromwell’s world. Read the full post here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit footnotesandtangents.substack.com/subscribe

    6 min

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About

A year-long slow read and deep dive into Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy: Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies, and The Mirror & the Light. footnotesandtangents.substack.com

Information

  • Creator
    Simon Haisell
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Simon Haisell
  • Show Website
    Wolf Crawl