HeyJaredThe Thread of Her Tale
Reflections on stitching inspired by Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell Trilogy: a place to talk about the wrong side of the fabric.
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“It’s useful to have the evidence stitched together.” (opens the original)
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“It is no easy matter, to break up the monasteries.” (opens the original)
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“There can be relocation; there can be pensions.” (opens the original)
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The Room of Cromwell (opens the original)
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