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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