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Wolf Hall Location Guide: Discover the Castles, Medieval Streets and Stately Homes – Sept 8, 2015
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28 Historic Properties Were Used in BBC2's Adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Novel – Producer Mark Pybus Reveals His Favourites
by Jade Bremner – RadioTimes – September 8, 2015
Wolf Hall, one of Wolf Hall's most successful ever period dramas, depicts the meteoric rise of Thomas Cromwell: the son of a lowly blacksmith who rose through the ranks of the Tudor court to become Henry VIII's trusted advisor.
The series was not just a triumph for its star Mark Rylance – it also showed the wealth and luxury of Tudor Britain like never before.
Director Peter Kosminsky insisted on filming the entire series on location. "All those small details add up and make a significant difference," explains series producer Mark Pybus. Some of the properties were actually used by Henry VIII five hundred years ago.
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
Chastleton's small stone courtyard doubles for Putney, where we see Cromwell as a young man being viciously attacked by his father. The interiors stand in for the Seymour family home, Wolf Hall, where Henry first falls for Jane Seymour. "The Seymours are on the up when we first meet them, before Jane becomes queen," says Pybus. "It's one of the only properties in the drama that has a shabby feel. We wanted to get across that they're not as rich as other people in the show." It's possible to visit this ancient house, first built by a rich wool merchant, and now managed by the National Trust.
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