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“Talk to me before you believe anything!”, Thomas Cromwell (played by Mark Rylance) tells his monarch and master Henry VIII (played by Damien Lewis) in a pivotal scene in the penultimate episode of the BBC adaptation of The Mirror and the Light, the 900-page third act in Hilary Mantel’s acclaimed…

She may be the most painted woman in history, almost always portrayed as subservient, pure, chaste – and never actually giving birth. Thank goodness female artists like Paula Rego and Esther Strauss provided a reality check

After a gap of nine years, Wolf Hall returned to our screens this week with a second series based on the last of the late Hilary Mantel’s trilogy of historical novels, The Mirror and the Light. Almost a decade may have elapsed off screen, but on screen the continuation is…

England has long adopted the version of events informed by the Victorians’ biases and neuroses. But what is behind the flood of 21st-century retellings, including the new TV series The Mirror and the Light?

Fans have been waiting for series comeback since 2015

Producer said he would not want to make a series like the recent Hulu-Disney+ hit

Mark Rylance returns in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. Plus: an essential documentary about what happened after the 7/7 bombings. Here’s what to watch this evening

The final season of the BBC's adaptation of Hilary Mantel's trilogy of historical novels is here. Here's how to watch "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light" from anywhere in the world.

5/5 Strong performances and complex characters continue to make this series a must-watch