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The Merchant's Tale
- Oxford Medieval Mysteries, Book 4
- Narrated by: Philip Battley
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
Oxford, Autumn 1353
St. Frideswide's Fair is a great annual event in Oxford, bringing together merchants and buyers from all over England and Wales, and from as far away as Flanders and France. Yet the earnings from the fair, granted to the Priory of St. Frideswide centuries before, are resented by the town, and resentment can turn to violence.
Under the unscrupulous Prior de Hungerford, even more trouble is brewing. Nicholas Elyot is warned by intelligencer Alice Walsea that attendance at the fair may be used for something more sinister, and not all French merchants may be innocent.
When a merchant from Flanders is attacked and an English traitor is murdered, can Nicholas disentangle the crimes hidden under cover of the fair?
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- jillian morland-duff
- 28-04-23
Slight hiccough
A lovely story, well read. Just a couple of, minor, points from a history and music buff.
1 Edward of Woodstock was never called the Black Prince, during his lifetime.
2 The carol they sing is the Coventry Carol, for which the earliest known date is 16th century.
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- PJ
- 04-11-19
The Merchants Tale by Ann Swinfen
Really good for bedtime story all about goings on in and about Oxford very interesting thank you I bought updates to my book it was enjoyable .
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- Shep's mummy
- 09-10-18
Book 4 of a fantastic series
I have just finished the 4th book in this series. The stories are without doubt not only enjoyable but give a glimpse of what life was like at that time. Now for book 5!!!
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- helen
- 23-02-19
Another Great Tale
I loved this book, and the other 3 in the series. A great continuation, as per usual Philip Battley does a grand job of narrating it.
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- Jennifer Chennell
- 05-12-17
Pleasent read
these books are a gentle pleasent read. i would recommend that they are read in order.
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