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The Virgin in the Ice is a medieval mystery novel by Ellis Peters, set in late 1139. It is the sixth novel in The Cadfael Chronicles, first published in 1982 ( 1982 in literature ). It was adapted for radio by BBC Radio 4 in 1992 [1] and for television in 1995 by Central for ITV . The novel is set in actual locations in England during the ...
- Edith Pargeter
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- 1982
- 1982
The Virgin in the Ice: Directed by Malcolm Mowbray. With Derek Jacobi, Mark Charnock, Terrence Hardiman, Michael Culver. Dire deeds during a winter storm leave Brother Oswin beaten near to death, Sister Hilaria dead, and a pair of young siblings lost in the woods fleeing Lord Stephen's men.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Malcolm Mowbray
- 1995-12-26
Aug 5, 2014 · This sixth novel in a series of 21 mysteries, "The Virgin in the Ice," begins in November of 1139 with the sacking of Worcester. Some of the fugitives reach Shrewsbury while the roads are still clear of snow. Then a visitor, Sub-Prior Herward of Worcester comes to the Shrewsbury abbey with news:
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- Edith Pargeter
- Ellis Peters
- 1982
Apr 1, 1982 · Ellis Peters. 4.17. 9,874 ratings542 reviews. The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael’s tranquil life in Shrewsbury with the most disturbing of events. Raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester. Among them are two orphans from a noble family, a boy of thirteen and an eighteen-year-old girl of great beauty, and ...
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Nov 18, 2022 · The Virgin in the Ice. A BBC Radio adaptation by Bert Coules of the novel by Ellis Peters. It is the winter of 1140, and the civil war for the throne of England between King Stephen and the Empress has overrun the yown of Worcester. Among those fleeing the carnage are the young Yves Hugonin, his older and headstrong sister Ermina and their ...
Dec 26, 1995 · The Virgin in the Ice. S2 E1: The murder of a wealthy cleric leads the finger of suspicion to point to a new monk at the Abbey. Cadfael investigates at the behest of the abbot, on whom political pressures are being piled on from the civil war raging in England. Cadfael uncovers a tangled web of family loyalty and dishonesty.
Jan 1, 1994 · Brother Cadfael investigates the rape, murder and encasement in ice of a nun. The man of the cloth's probing reveals not only a murderer but the fact …
