
Book guide
Bring Up the Bodies
Anne Boleyn is falling, and Cromwell knows exactly where to place the blade.
GenresHistorical
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalBetrayalHistoricalRevenge arcHistoricalPolitical intrigueHistoricalCourt politics
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About Bring Up the Bodies
Henry VIII has grown disenchanted with Anne Boleyn, and Thomas Cromwell is ready to turn royal dissatisfaction into action. Over a few terrifying weeks, Anne and her courtiers are drawn into charges of adultery and treason while Cromwell maneuvers through enemies, alliances, and the lethal politics of the Tudor court.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
The Wolf Hall Trilogy · Book 2 of 3
Content warnings
- death
- miscarriage
- misogyny
- blood
- confinement
- gore
- infertility
- infidelity
- grief
- murder
- torture
- animal death



