Edith Mary Pargeter OBE BEM (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her pen name Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics. She is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern, and especially for her medieval detective series The Cadfael Chronicles.
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Fiction, History, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, England, fiction, Brother Cadfael (Fictitious character), Fiction, historical, general, Cadfael, brother (fictitious character), fiction, Large type books, Monks, Fiction, historical, Herbalists, Great britain, fiction, Clergy, fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional, Felse, george (fictitious character), fiction, George Felse (Fictitious character), Police, Detective and mystery stories, English Detective and mystery stories, English fiction, Fiction in English, Fiction, crime, Moines, Romans, nouvellesPlaces
England, Great Britain, Shrewsbury (England), Shrewsbury, Shropshire (England), Wales, Gwynedd (Wales), Shropshire, Angleterre, Czechoslovakia, Grande-Bretagne, Monks, Police, RomePeople
Brother Cadfael, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (d. 1282), Ellis Peters (1913-1995), Henry I, Henry IV King of England (1367-1413), Henry Percy Sir (1364-1403), Henry V King of England (1387-1422), Hubert de Burgh (d. 1243), Llewelyn ap Iorwerth (-1240), Nero Emperor of Rome (37-68), Saint WinifredTime
Stephen, 1135-1154, Middle Ages, 600-1500, 1063-1284, 13th century, 1950s, Henry III, 1216-1272, Norman period, 1066-1154, To 1485, 1120, 1135-1137, 1135-1154, 1135-1154 (Etienne), 1138, 1139, 1142, 1144, 1945-1989, 1946 - 1950, Henry IV, 1399-1413, House of Lancaster, 1399-1461, Nero, 54-68, Stephen 1135-1154, late December, the latter quarter of 1140ID Numbers
- OLID: OL19465A
- BookBrainz: 26a47f46-8851-4dce-a84d-aa35aad09180
- GoodReads: 4046
- ISNI: 0000000108047231
- IMDb: nm0661431
- LibraryThing: petersellis
- MusicBrainz: 7b0a5eff-0f69-4e65-b12c-d7994821ae97
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV111848
- VIAF: 46765744
- Wikidata: Q237235
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q237235
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Alternative names
- Ellis Peters
- Jolyon Carr
- John Redfern
- Peter Benedict
- Edith Mary Pargeter
- van Edith Pargeter
- ELLIS PETERS
- Ellis PETERS
- Edith PARGETER
- EDITH (ELLIS PETERS) PARGETER
- PETERS. Ellis
- Peters Ellis
- PETERS,ELLIS
- peters-ellis
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