Medieval Epic
The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett · 1989
The building of a cathedral in 12th-century Kingsbridge across decades of turmoil.
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Historical Fiction · Tudor Fiction
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
Thomas Cromwell's rise in the court of Henry VIII.
- First published (per catalogue record)
- 2009
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- Tudor Fiction
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