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Research Article

Writing the concubine: Anne Boleyn, Eustace Chapuys and popular historiography in Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy

Pages 50-69 | Received 26 Mar 2023, Accepted 06 Oct 2023, Published online: 29 Oct 2023

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