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Key facts

  • Diarmaid MacCulloch has recommended or discussed 1 book on podcasts, as of February 12, 2026.
  • Diarmaid MacCulloch has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of February 12, 2026.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of February 12, 2026.
  • The book Diarmaid MacCulloch has mentioned in the most episodes, as of February 12, 2026: Wolf Hall.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Diarmaid MacCulloch aired on February 12, 2026.

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Guest on How I Write · 1 book · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Books recommended by Diarmaid MacCulloch

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  1. Wolf Hall

    Hilary Mantel · Discussed · 1 episode

    Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel is a historical fiction novel that chronicles the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the court of King Henry VIII.

    Discussed
    “So, one of the things she did with the third part of her trilogy, the Wolf Hall trilogy, was to send me the typescript or the yeah, a virtual equivalent of a typescript, the PDF, and say, Can you look at this and have a look at the the historicity of it?”
    How I Write How to Write Rigorously Well — Diarmaid MacCulloch 2026-02-12 Listen at 19:10
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Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
How to Write Rigorously Well — Diarmaid MacCullochHow I Write2026-02-121
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged Thomas Cranmer
“So, in fact what I did for two major biographies which I've written, first Thomas Cranmer and then Thomas Cromwell was to go back to the classic sources on my period, the English Reformation as it was then.”
How I Write How to Write Rigorously Well — Diarmaid MacCulloch 2026-02-12 Listen at 8:45
Plugged Thomas Cromwell
“So, in fact what I did for two major biographies which I've written, first Thomas Cranmer and then Thomas Cromwell was to go back to the classic sources on my period, the English Reformation as it was then.”
How I Write How to Write Rigorously Well — Diarmaid MacCulloch 2026-02-12 Listen at 8:45