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Episode 5: Fighting Fires
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Anton Lesser reads the hugely anticipated final part of Hilary Mantel's Thomas Cromwell series. Today: Cromwell is fighting fires on all fronts with would-be successors to Henry.
Anton Lesser reads the eagerly-awaited finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series.
It is July 1536. Henry has been reunited with his eldest daughter Mary, and England still hopes for a legitimate heir from Henry鈥檚 new wife Jane. But in the meantime, Cromwell must now concern himself with demands from Henry鈥檚 illegitimate son and his Scottish niece, Margaret.
Writer: Hilary Mantel
Reader: Anton Lesser
Abridger: Katrin Williams
Producer: Justine Willett
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