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Part One, Chapter 1: Falcons

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Mantel, Hilary. Bring Up the Bodies. Henry Holt and Company, 2012. E-book.

• The epigraph of the novel consists of a quote attributed to King Henry VIII in which he says to the Imperial Ambassador of Spain, Eustache Chapuys, "Am I not a man like other men? Am I not? Am I not?” (ix)

• Part One begins.

• Chapter 1: Falcons begins.

• King Henry VIII is referred to as Henry throughout the novel.

• The chapter takes place in September of 1535 in Wilshire, England.

• The first line of the novel reads, “His children were falling from the sky” (2).

• As the scene unfolds, it gradually becomes clear that the narrator is providing the perspective of Thomas Cromwell, the chief minister to King Henry VIII, who holds the position of Master Secretary at Henry’s court.

• Henry had...

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