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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Brother Cadfael series 0 1
Cadfael Chronicles 0 1

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brother Cadfael → appearsInSeries → The Cadfael Chronicles →
Shrewsbury Abbey → featuredIn → The Cadfael Chronicles →
Brother Cadfael → fictionalUniverse → The Cadfael Chronicles →
this entity surface form: "Cadfael Chronicles"
Ellis Peters → notableWork → The Cadfael Chronicles →
this entity surface form: "Brother Cadfael series"