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Kate Sedley (born 30 July 1926) is the pen-name of Brenda Margaret Lilian Clarke (née Honeyman), an English
historical novelist This page provides a list of novelists who have written historical novels. Countries named are where they ''worked'' for longer periods. Alternative names appear before the dates. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P ...
. She was born in
Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
in 1926 and educated at
The Red Maids' School Redmaids' High School is an independent school for girls in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England. The school is a member of the Girls' Schools Association and the Head is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). The schoo ...
,
Westbury-on-Trym Westbury on Trym is a suburb and council ward in the north of the City of Bristol, near the suburbs of Stoke Bishop, Westbury Park, Henleaze, Southmead and Henbury, in the southwest of England. With a village atmosphere, the place is partly ...
. She is married and has a son and a daughter, and three grandchildren. Her medieval
historical whodunnit The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a subgenre of two literary genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. These works are set in a time period considered historical from the author's perspective, and the central plot involves t ...
s feature Roger the Chapman, who has given up a monk's cell for the freedom of peddling his wares on the road.


Roger the Chapman series

Set in 15th-century Great Britain: #''Death and the Chapman'' (1991) #''The Plymouth Cloak'' (1992) #''The Hanged Man'' aka ''The Weaver's Tale'' (1993) #''The Holy Innocents'' (1994) #''The Eve of Saint Hyacinth'' (1995) #''The Wicked Winter'' (1995) #''The Brothers of Glastonbury'' (1997) #''The Weaver's Inheritance'' (1998) #''The Saint John's Fern'' (1999) #''The Goldsmith's Daughter'' (2001) #''The Lammas Feast'' (2002) #''Nine Men Dancing'' (2003) #''The Midsummer Rose'' (2004) #''The Burgundian's Tale'' (2005) #''Prodigal Son'' (2006) #''The Three Kings of Cologne'' (2007) #''The Green Man'' (2008) #''The Dance of Death'' (2009) #''The Wheel of Fate'' (2010) #''The Midsummer Crown'' (2011) #''The Tintern Treasure'' (2012) #''The Christmas Wassail'' (2013)


As Brenda Honeyman

* ''The Kingmaker'' (1969) * ''Richmond and Elizabeth'' (1970) * ''Harry the King'' (1971) aka ''The Warrior King'' as Brenda Clarke * ''Brother Bedford'' (1972) * ''Good Duke Humphrey'' (1973) * ''The King's Minions'' (1974) * ''The Queen and Mortimer'' (1974) * ''Edward the Warrior'' (1975) * ''All the King's Sons'' (1976) * ''The Golden Griffin'' (1976) * ''At the King's Court'' (1977) * ''The King's Tale'' (1977) * ''Macbeth, King of Scots'' (1977) * ''Emma, the Queen'' (1978) * ''Harold of the English'' (1979)


As Brenda Clarke

* ''Glass Island'' (1978) * ''The Lofty Banners'' (1979) * ''Far Morning'' (1982) * ''All Through the Day'' (1983) * ''A Rose in May'' (1984) * ''Three Women'' (1985) * ''Winter Landscape'' (1986) * ''Under Heaven'' (1988) * ''Equal Chance'' (1989) * ''Sisters and Lovers'' (1990) * ''Beyond the World'' (1991) * ''Riches of the Heart'' (1991) * ''A Durable Fire'' (1993) * ''Sweet Auburn'' (1995) * ''Richard Plantagenet'' (1997) * ''Last of the Barons'' (1998) * ''The Warrior King'' (1998) aka ''Harry the King'' as Brenda Honeyman * ''A Royal Alliance'' (1998)


Novels

* ''For King and Country'' (2006)


References


External links


Sedley short biography
at Fantastic Fiction
Sedley at Macmillan
1926 births Living people 20th-century English novelists 21st-century English novelists English historical novelists Writers of historical fiction set in the Middle Ages Writers of historical mysteries People educated at The Red Maids' School {{UK-bio-stub