A very ambitious book, Wolf Hall Chronicles the life of Thomas Cromwell from childhood to the death of Sir Thomas More. It helps to have a general understanding of the history of the Tudors and the basics of the reign of Henry VIII. I liked the author's way of doing everything through a conversation Cromwell either had or observed. I also really appreciated the fleshing out of Cromwell's story. He becomes more of a sympathetic and interesting character. I was a bit annoyed by the jumping around in time, especially at the beginning of the book. I think that contributed to a rather slow reading pace on my part. That and keeping track of all the Janes, Annes, Thomas's and Richards, etc. I thought it was very interesting that the book was titled Wolf Hall, and the entire book was spent just getting Cromwell to Wolf Hall. I will be interested to read a sequel.