There cannot be new things in England. There can be old thi… - Hilary Mantel

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There cannot be new things in England. There can be old things freshly presented or new things that pretend to be old.

Hilary Mantel

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About Hilary Mantel

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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Lent saps the spirits, as of course it is designed to do.

Unreliable, is the word that comes to mind. If all the old stories are to be believed, and some people, let us remember, do believe them, then our king is one part bastard archer, one part hidden serpent, one part Welsh, and all of him in debt to the Italian banks…

We don’t have to invite pain in, he thinks. It’s waiting for us: sooner rather than later.

There cannot be new things in England. There can be old things freshly presented or new things that pretend to be old. - Hilary Mantel

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