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Referenced as 'Hedery Mantell's case write about it' when discussing Danton's character and why he has been endearing to people who read or write about the Revolution, implying her novel about the French Revolution.

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Mentioned as a novel where Camille Desmoulins is the hero, referenced when discussing the radical journalist who was a member of the Cordilliers Club

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Mentioned when discussing Camille Desmoulins, described as 'really the hero of that book.' Desmoulins was the young revolutionary who gave speeches at the Café Foy and encouraged people to take up green cockades.

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Referenced as 'her first great historical novel' about the French Revolution - this is 'A Place of Greater Safety'

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Implicit reference when Dominic asks Tom 'are you a Hillary Mantellite' regarding his views on Thomas More vs Thomas Cromwell, referencing Mantel's sympathetic portrayal of Cromwell in her historical novels

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Discussed in the context of Henry VIII, praised for capturing the magnetism of Henry VIII, though they note it 'went on a bit too long.'

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Discussed as the most successful/prestigious historical novels of the last ten years, with Thomas Cromwell as protagonist

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Referenced when discussing Thomas Cromwell's role in the divorce proceedings. The hosts mention 'Thomas Cromwell, as in Wolf Hall' indicating the famous historical novel about Cromwell's rise to power during Henry VIII's reign.

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Mentioned in passing when discussing assassinations - 'Hilary Mantel wrote a book about her short story about the assassination of Margaret Thatcher' - referring to her short story collection