Brother Cadfael book 3 · 1980
Monk’s Hood
Gervase Bonel, who has given his estate to the abbey in return for a home, dies after eating a dish poisoned with a medicine from Cadfael’s own workshop. His widow is Richildis, the woman Cadfael loved before he went on crusade.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ellis Peters
- Series
- Brother Cadfael, book 3 of 20
- Published
- 1980
- Setting
- Set in Shrewsbury
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- High
Monk’s Hood on screen
- Cadfael (1994–1998, series, ITV). Derek Jacobi plays the twelfth-century monk and herbalist who solves murders around Shrewsbury Abbey during England’s civil war.
Who is in Monk’s Hood
8 recurring or key characters from Ellis Peters’s chart. Introduces Abbot Radulfus, Brother Mark and Richildis.
Lead 1
- Brother CadfaelBenedictine monk and herbalist, a former crusader
Major 4
- Hugh BeringarDeputy sheriff, later sheriff of Shropshire
- Abbot RadulfusFirst appearanceAbbot of ShrewsburyArrives as the new abbot
- Brother MarkFirst appearanceCadfael’s young assistant
- RichildisFirst appearanceCadfael’s former sweetheart
Minor and cameo 3
- Prior RobertAmbitious prior of the abbey
- Brother JeromePrior Robert’s sanctimonious clerk
- Aline SiwardYoung noblewoman who marries Hugh
Also featuring these characters
Other Ellis Peters books that share the most characters with Monk’s Hood.
- The Leper of Saint Giles1981 · Brother Cadfael · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Potter’s Field1989 · Brother Cadfael · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Virgin in the Ice1982 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Sanctuary Sparrow1983 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon