Wolf Hall True Story: Did Thomas Cromwell Really Want To Marry Lady Mary?
As the plot unfolds, historical fact dances with dramatic license. Sometimes this is done for visual effect, like juxtaposing Annes execution withHenrys marriage to Jane Seymour. However, the way they execute this is historically questionable. The show uses deliberate ambiguity to push a romantic narrative between Thomas Cromwell and Lady Mary. The message itself is far from romantic, instead having pious references. Respexit humilitatem Qui in Filio nobis reliquit Perfectum humilitatis exemplar....