A Rare Benedictine (1989) (edit title/settings)

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• Brother Cadfael, aka Cadfael ap Meilyr ap Dafydd: 57 year old Welsh crusader in the Holy Lands and a captain against the corsairs for ten years now returning to England ready for peace and quiet.
• King Henry: Youngest son of William the Conqueror is now king of England and Normandy after sixteen years of patient cunning, plotting, and fighting.
• Roger Mauduit: Crusader returning to England and his young and handsome wife, and a lawsuit against the Abbey of Shrewsbury.
• Alard: A former monk of Evesham, now vagabond clerk turned soldier hired by Sir Mauduit. Skilled copyist and sound Latin scholar.
• Lady Eadwina: Wife of Roger Mauduit, ten years younger, and her own mistress for three years while he was crusading.
• Goscelin: 25 year old squire who assisted Lady Eadwina while Roger Mauduit was crusading
• Father Prior Heribert: Prior of the Abbey at Shrewsbury
• Brother Orderic: Clerk for the Prior of Shrewsbury Abbey
• Hamo FitzHamon of Lydgate: Wealthy, but greedy and parsimonious man of sixty wants to give alms to protect his soul
• Lady FitzHamon: Young wife of Hamo FitzHamon
• Prior Robert: prior of the Shrewsbury Abbey
• Brother Jerome: at Shrewsbury Abbey
• Brother Jordon: old, frail monk of Shrewsbury Abbey going blind
• Elfgiva: Tall graceful maid of the Lady FitzHamon, a villien
• Sweyn: Groom of Lord Fitzhamon
• Madoc: Young and handsome groom of Lord Fitzhamon
• Brother Ambrose: Collects the Abbey's rent rolls
• Brother Matthew: Clerk to Brother Ambrose and cellarer for four years
• Master William Rede: Quelulous, argumentative abbey steward with a rogue son. Brother Matthew's right hand man with the accounting
• Jacob of Bouldon: A twenty-five year old lay clerk who has worked in the abbey service for four months
• Warin Harefoot: a lanky, nosy haberdasher of a traveling pedlar
• Brother Eutropius: a taciturn, discontented, but uncomplaining monk of thirty newly come to the abbey from a minor grange of the order
• Madog of the Dead Boat: Fished, pulled bodies from the River Severn
• Edward Rede, aka Eddi: wild son of Master William Rede, in debt from gambling
• Rhodri Fychan: old Weishman who begs at Saint Mary's church and sleeps in a loft over the clothier's cart-yard

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• Shrewsbury
• England
• Jordan
• Normandy

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by A Morbid Taste for Bones.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Ellis Peters (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 823.912

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Acceptable for young adults. No sex or violence.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Authors, A-Z › ( P ) › Peters, Ellis
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › British Detectives

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