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Episode 2: Wedding Night
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Anton Lesser reads the long-awated finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series. Today: Cromwell is keen to know how Henry's first night with his new wife went.
Anton Lesser reads the eagerly-awaited finale to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Thomas Cromwell series. Today: on the day his first wife loses her head, Henry VIII marries his second wife, Jane Seymour. England needs a legitimate heir, so Cromwell is keen to hear how the wedding night went.
Writer: Hilary Mantel
Reader: Anton Lesser
Abridger: Katrin Williams
Producer: Justine Willett
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Tue 17 Mar 2020
22:45
大象传媒 Radio 4
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- Tue 17 Mar 2020 12:04大象传媒 Radio 4
- Tue 17 Mar 2020 22:45大象传媒 Radio 4
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