SUMPTUOUS costumes that featured in the hit BBC period drama Wolf Hall have gone on display in York.
The six costumes are on show at Barley Hall, off Stonegate.
Based on the international bestseller by Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall explores the rise of Thomas Cromwell, a Blacksmith’s boy who becomes the right hand man to some of England’s most powerful men.
The book, which won the Man Booker Prize in 2009, was transferred into a period drama for BBC Two in 2015, and became a ratings hit for the channel.
Paul Ruxton, site manager for Barley Hall, said: “We are thrilled that Barley Hall is playing host to six of the most beautiful costumes from Wolf Hall.
“Our ‘Power and Glory’ exhibition already explores the complex relationships at Henry VIII’s court, as well as his only visit to the city in 1541, so these elegant Tudor costumes will feel right at home.”
Visitors will be able to see the costumes worn by the actors who played Thomas Cromwell, Anne Boleyn and Katherine of Aragon.
The exhibition, ‘Wolf Hall Comes to York’, will run at Barley Hall until March 31, 2017.
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