Rumors of the cardinal’s popularity don’t make him glad, th… - Hilary Mantel

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Rumors of the cardinal’s popularity don’t make him glad, they make him afraid. The king has given Wolsey a pardon. But if he was offended once, he can be offended again. If they could think up forty-four charges, then—if fantasy is unconstrained by truth—they can think up forty-four more.

Hilary Mantel

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Dame Hilary Mary Mantel DBE FRSL (/mænˈtɛl/ man-TEL; born Thompson; 6 July 1952 – 22 September 2022) was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories.

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Birth Name: Hilary Mary Thompson

Alternative Names: Dame Hilary Mary Mantel

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