Wolf Hall discussion continuation thread

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Continuing the thread from Telly Addicts, just in time for episode 4

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/telly_addicts/2288038-Damian-Lewis-fans-line-up-for-Wolf-Hall-tonight?msgid=52500336#52500336

seagull You might enjoy a visit to Middle Temple, a little time capsule, it's not too far from NPG, and links to TC's legal background.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions of places to visit. I'm not sure how I missed the national trust link, I thought I'd been following the thread closely!

Also, an overall thanks for the contributors to the thread in general. I've learned a lot and followed up on some of the suggestions (watched the Tyndale program and downloaded some books to read after I finish BUTBs). Will continue to follow with interest.

There are some lovely links to WH/Tudor music up thread and it got me thinking about Mark Smeaton the musician (lute player?). He seems to be mentioned during the books and on screen but I have missed what his contribution to the plot is. Can anyone enlighten me please?

seagull he will eventually be arrested, tortured & executed for having committed adultery with Anne Boleyn. Smeaton moved to Ann Boleyn's court from Cromwell's house, before Anne was queen. (Don't know why).

I don't know if you were on the first thread but there is even more knowledge on it. Especially the latter half of it

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/telly_addicts/2288038-Damian-Lewis-fans-line-up-for-Wolf-Hall-tonight?msgid=52500336#52500336

From Desert Island Discs: Mark Rylance didn't talk till he was six!!

Maybe that's why is face is so expressive!

Oh dear. That's two questions I've asked that have already been covered in either thread! Must improve my lurking and searching skills.

Thanks for the explanation magimedi. I'm off to reread the first thread.

Just finished reading Wolf Hall and now starting Bring up the Bodies.
I am obsessed.
But also devastated to see in a recent photograph, that Mark Rylance is bald....

Yes Choccy he said he watched and listened for six years.

Seems a very decent bloke.

But his eyebrows make up for the lack of hair. They could have given him a better wig.

It's his big brown eyes that make me weak at the knees.

My first confession is that I am complete history dunce.
My second is that I have to keep pausing it to look stuff up.

I would never have watched something like this but someone at work convinced me to give it a go and I am hooked!!

seagull (love your name) Don't worry - it's almost impossible to keep with threads here & no one minds.

Here's a link to a useful leaflet showing the Wolf Hall filming locations, for those of you who didn't see the previous thread.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1349128623351&ssbinary=true

nacho I love being further educated through entertainment. That drive to research is great, though my pockets suffer as I end up buying many books when I should be making use of the local library instead

I'm watching it agAin, so much easier now I know who everyone is!

I think Smeaton used to work for Wolsey.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Smeaton

I could have watched loads more of Anton Lesser and MR. Shame More is no more

I don't know much about Henry as a king other than he spent a lot of money on war with France and that's why he needed the monasteries' wealth. Stuff I've read has been a bit sketchy.

Would be interested to know how MNers and historians judge him as a king.

Poor Anne, I can hear that French executioner sharpening his blade right now.

I have been exciteed all day.

Woke up this morning & first thing I said to DH was : "Hooray, it's Wednesday". He didn't get it, much as he is enjoying the series.

excited - fat fingers.

I'm visiting my mum and dad and they have a huge tv - ours is teeny. Can't wait for later!

How come TC knows modern CPR practice. re the chest thumping, was that common knowledge back then?

I thought that was weird too, it wasn't in the book either.

Am I going senile (or tired) but I thought I'd seen the council scene where Henry refuses a marriage for Mary before in another episode?

Because he's a modern man in Tudor dress so of course he would know modern first aid techniques. Whereas bad old Thomas More would have got some saints' bones out of his pocket to pray on, presumably.