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2 unusual facts about The Cadfael Chronicles


Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex

An account of Geoffrey's outlaw actions and the taking of the Ramsey Abbey provides for elements of the backstory for two of Ellis Peters' "Brother Cadfael" books, The Potter's Field and The Holy Thief.

Roger de Clinton

Clinton appears as a character in Ellis Peter's novel The Heretic's Apprentice in the Brother Cadfael Series and in a smaller role in the final novel of the series, Brother Cadfael's Penance.


One Corpse Too Many

The "Cadfael" series eventually extended to thirteen 75-minute episodes, all of which starred Sir Derek Jacobi as the sleuthing monk.


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