The Mirror & the Light
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The Mirror & the Light is a historical novel by Hilary Mantel that concludes her acclaimed Thomas Cromwell trilogy, portraying the final years of Cromwell’s life in the court of Henry VIII.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Mirror & the Light canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4946345 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mirror & the Light Context triple: [Hilary Mantel, notableWork, The Mirror & the Light]
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Fire and Blood
"Fire and Blood" is the climactic season one finale of Game of Thrones, known for its shocking aftermath of Ned Stark’s execution and the birth of Daenerys Targaryen’s dragons.
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B.
La Furia Roja
La Furia Roja is the famous nickname of Spain’s national football team, evoking their passionate, aggressive style of play and iconic red kit.
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C.
His Majesty's Dragon
His Majesty's Dragon is a historical fantasy novel by Naomi Novik that reimagines the Napoleonic Wars fought with an air force of intelligent dragons and their human captains.
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D.
Fall of Giants
Fall of Giants is a historical novel by Ken Follett that follows intertwined families across Europe and the United States during World War I and the Russian Revolution.
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E.
Warlight
Warlight is a postwar coming-of-age novel by Michael Ondaatje that follows two siblings uncovering the mysterious past of their parents in 1940s and 1950s London.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mirror & the Light Target entity description: The Mirror & the Light is a historical novel by Hilary Mantel that concludes her acclaimed Thomas Cromwell trilogy, portraying the final years of Cromwell’s life in the court of Henry VIII.
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A.
Fire and Blood
"Fire and Blood" is the climactic season one finale of Game of Thrones, known for its shocking aftermath of Ned Stark’s execution and the birth of Daenerys Targaryen’s dragons.
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B.
La Furia Roja
La Furia Roja is the famous nickname of Spain’s national football team, evoking their passionate, aggressive style of play and iconic red kit.
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C.
His Majesty's Dragon
His Majesty's Dragon is a historical fantasy novel by Naomi Novik that reimagines the Napoleonic Wars fought with an air force of intelligent dragons and their human captains.
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D.
Fall of Giants
Fall of Giants is a historical novel by Ken Follett that follows intertwined families across Europe and the United States during World War I and the Russian Revolution.
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E.
Warlight
Warlight is a postwar coming-of-age novel by Michael Ondaatje that follows two siblings uncovering the mysterious past of their parents in 1940s and 1950s London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Hilary Mantel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concludesSeries | Thomas Cromwell trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Anne of Cleves
NERFINISHED
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Catherine Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Brandon NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Gardiner NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Cranmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Bring Up the Bodies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical novel
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-00-748099-9 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAwardNomination | Booker Prize 2020 longlist ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist | Thomas Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint |
Fourth Estate (UK)
NERFINISHED
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Henry Holt and Company (US) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 875 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Thomas Cromwell trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prequel | Bring Up the Bodies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2020-03-05 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Fourth Estate
NERFINISHED
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Henry Holt and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | 3 ⓘ |
| setInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| setInCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Tudor period ⓘ |
| settingIncludes | court of Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
English Reformation
NERFINISHED
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Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Tudor politics ⓘ |
| theme |
loyalty and betrayal
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mortality ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ power ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ |
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Instruction
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