Who else has sold more than 200 million... To see what your friends thought of this book, Cadfael Country: Shropshire and the Welsh Borders. REALLY, Really Underrated Books (Fewer than 100 Ratings), Mariah Carey Is Telling Her Own Story (and Recommending Books). The Marches melding England with the Celtic principality ofWales combine rich history and pastoral beauty. I am so glad I booked my tour with this company, as it was the highlight of my visit!

When we were planning our trip alone, we had decided to take the train to Shrewsbury and just spend the day there, Martin suggested meeting us in the village of Albrighton and starting the tour there to save time. The historically accurate stories are set between about 1135 and about 1145, during "The Anarchy", the destructive contest for the crown of England between King Stephen and Empress Maud. I would thoroughly recommend this experience for Ellis Peters fans! There was nothing as fulfilling in my life as standing on a hill, overlooking the fields and forests of "my people." St Giles' church, Wenlock Road, Shrewsbury. Martin's co-tour guide & driver, "Andy" had just started that day and was a great help! Ted handled the narrow Class C roads like a pro, something we could never have done ourselves! Our tour was individually tailored for our needs. The car was comfortable, the commentary informative and entertaining and every effort was made to accommodate the keen photographer! Myriad quotations from Peter's …

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Our requirements ranged from medieval cathedrals, churches, and castles to sites and areas linked to our family history. A treat of a book crammed full of colour photographs of the sites mentioned in the books by Ellis Peters in Brother Cadfael All the history surrounding the period, namely the Stephen v Matilda twenty odd years' worth of civil war, and a synopsis of where Brother C is slipped into the picture.
Beforehand, I arranged a private tour of the county with SHROPSHIRE TOURS.

Saint Winefride's chapel. View my reviews on the excellent pub we stopped in for lunch (Boyne Arms). Martin and Steve are very knowledgeable, and we enjoyed every moment of our 11-1/2 days with them. They planned our daily routes so that we were able to see large sections of Shropshire, Cheshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, and Wales.

This was a motte and bailey castle founded by Guy le Strange between 1154 and 1160 and it remained the principal holding of the le Strange family for most of the Middle Ages. Shropshire & The Welsh Borders.
Shrewsbury cathedral. It’s the land of A.E. Welcome back. Cadfael Country Brother Cadfael is the main fictional character in a series of historical murder mysteries written by the linguist-scholar Edith Pargeter under the name "Ellis Peters". The Fellmonger's Hall on the left was a processing centre for woollen cloth with weaving looms on the top floor.