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Episode 3: Succession
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Anton Lesser reads the eagerly-awaited finale to Hilary Mantel's Thomas Cromwell series: Today: Henry's illegitimate son puts himself forward as successor to the king.
Anton Lesser reads the eagerly-awaited finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series. Today: The king has been granted the right to choose his own heir, should Jane fail to give him a child. And Cromwell now wonders if Henry might favour his illegitimate son, Fitzroy, the Duke of Richmond...
Writer: Hilary Mantel
Reader: Anton Lesser
Abridger: Katrin Williams
Producer: Justine Willett
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