The Cadfael Chronicles

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book series historical mystery novel series

The Cadfael Chronicles is a series of historical mystery novels by Ellis Peters, following Brother Cadfael, a Benedictine monk and herbalist in 12th-century England, as he solves crimes amid the political and religious turmoil of the era.

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Label Occurrences
Brother Cadfael series 16
The Cadfael Chronicles canonical 10
Cadfael Chronicles 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf book series ⓘ
historical mystery novel series ⓘ
adaptedAs Cadfael (TV series) ⓘ
author Ellis Peters ⓘ
characterRoleOfProtagonist Benedictine monk ⓘ
herbalist ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Ellis Peters ⓘ
firstBook A Morbid Taste for Bones ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1977 ⓘ
genre crime fiction ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ
historical mystery ⓘ
hasSubgenreElement cozy mystery ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ
hasTheme justice ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
morality ⓘ
political conflict ⓘ
religion ⓘ
war and its consequences ⓘ
historicalContext The Anarchy ⓘ
civil war between King Stephen and Empress Matilda ⓘ
lastBook Brother Cadfael’s Penance ⓘ
lastPublicationYear 1994 ⓘ
literaryPeriod late 20th century literature ⓘ
literarySettingType monastery ⓘ
mainCharacter Brother Cadfael ⓘ
narrativeForm series of standalone mysteries with continuing characters ⓘ
notableCharacter Abbot Radulfus ⓘ
Brother Jerome ⓘ
Hugh Beringar ⓘ
Prior Robert ⓘ
numberOfNovels 20 ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
protagonist Brother Cadfael ⓘ
protagonistOccupationBeforeMonk soldier ⓘ
protagonistReligiousOrder Benedictines ⓘ
surface form: Benedictine Order
protagonistSpecialization herbal medicine ⓘ
publisher Macmillan Publishers ⓘ
settingLocation England ⓘ
Shrewsbury Abbey ⓘ
settingPeriod 12th century ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
televisionAdaptationCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
televisionAdaptationNetwork ITV ⓘ
televisionAdaptationStar Derek Jacobi ⓘ

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Shrewsbury Abbey → featuredIn → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
Brother Cadfael → fictionalUniverse → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cadfael Chronicles
Brother Cadfael → appearsInSeries → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
Ellis Peters → notableWork → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
A Morbid Taste for Bones → series → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
A Morbid Taste for Bones → partOf → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
Monk’s Hood → series → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
Saint Peter’s Fair → series → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
Saint Peter’s Fair → partOf → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
The Sanctuary Sparrow → series → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
The Sanctuary Sparrow → partOf → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
The Devil’s Novice → partOf → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
Dead Man’s Ransom → partOf → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
An Excellent Mystery → partOf → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
An Excellent Mystery → hasFictionalUniverse → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael universe
The Raven in the Foregate → partOf → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
The Rose Rent → partOf → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cadfael Chronicles
The Hermit of Eyton Forest → partOf → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
The Confession of Brother Haluin → literarySeriesNumber → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
The Confession of Brother Haluin → partOf → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael novels
The Heretic’s Apprentice → literaryCycle → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
The Potter’s Field → literarySeriesNumber → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
The Potter’s Field → partOf → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
The Holy Thief → partOf → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
Brother Cadfael’s Penance → partOf → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series
Hugh Beringar → appearsIn → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
Prior Robert → appearsIn → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
Prior Robert → appearsIn → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cadfael series
Abbot Radulfus → appearsIn → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
Abbot Radulfus → literarySeries → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
Abbot Radulfus → fictionalUniverse → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cadfael universe
Brother Jerome → appearsIn → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cadfael Chronicles
Brother Jerome → appearsIn → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
Cadfael (TV series) → basedOn → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
Edith Mary Pargeter → notableWork → The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brother Cadfael series