Wolf Hall
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Wolf Hall is a historical novel by Hilary Mantel that vividly reimagines the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII.
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| Wolf Hall canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wolf Hall Context triple: [Wolf Hall (TV series), basedOn, Wolf Hall]
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Wolf Hall (TV series)
Wolf Hall is a critically acclaimed British historical drama television series adapted from Hilary Mantel’s novels about Thomas Cromwell’s rise in the court of Henry VIII.
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House of Cromwell
The House of Cromwell was the English political family that rose to power during the mid-17th century, producing Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard as leaders of the Commonwealth following the English Civil War.
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The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII is a 1933 British historical comedy-drama film, directed by Alexander Korda and starring Charles Laughton, that humorously portrays the tumultuous marriages of England’s King Henry VIII.
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Six Wives of Henry VIII is a British historical drama television series that chronicles the lives and fates of King Henry VIII’s six queens in richly detailed, episodic form.
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E.
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl is a historical drama centered on the rivalry between sisters Mary and Anne Boleyn for the love of King Henry VIII, adapted from Philippa Gregory’s novel and later made into a popular film.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wolf Hall Target entity description: Wolf Hall is a historical novel by Hilary Mantel that vividly reimagines the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII.
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A.
Wolf Hall (TV series)
Wolf Hall is a critically acclaimed British historical drama television series adapted from Hilary Mantel’s novels about Thomas Cromwell’s rise in the court of Henry VIII.
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B.
House of Cromwell
The House of Cromwell was the English political family that rose to power during the mid-17th century, producing Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard as leaders of the Commonwealth following the English Civil War.
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C.
The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII is a 1933 British historical comedy-drama film, directed by Alexander Korda and starring Charles Laughton, that humorously portrays the tumultuous marriages of England’s King Henry VIII.
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D.
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Six Wives of Henry VIII is a British historical drama television series that chronicles the lives and fates of King Henry VIII’s six queens in richly detailed, episodic form.
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E.
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl is a historical drama centered on the rivalry between sisters Mary and Anne Boleyn for the love of King Henry VIII, adapted from Philippa Gregory’s novel and later made into a popular film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
stage play
ⓘ
television series ⓘ |
| author | Hilary Mantel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Man Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Henry VIII portrait detail (adapted) ⓘ |
| depicts |
Anne Boleyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas More NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical novel
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Bring Up the Bodies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Mirror and the Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn | 9780007230204 ⓘ |
| literaryAward | National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (finalist) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Thomas Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | rise of Thomas Cromwell ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | third-person limited ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of Tudor politics
ⓘ
revisionist portrayal of Thomas Cromwell ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 650 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Thomas Cromwell trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher | Fourth Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Tudor period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
court of Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor | Walter Scott Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageAdaptationCompany | Royal Shakespeare Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
English Reformation
NERFINISHED
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political intrigue ⓘ royal court politics ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationFirstAirDate | 2015 ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationNetwork | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationTitle | Wolf Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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