Brenda Margaret Lilian Clarke (née Honeyman, 30 July 1926 – 28 February 2022), better known by the pen-name of Kate Sedley, was an English

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. She was born in

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in 1926 and educated at

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. She was married and had a son and a daughter, and three grandchildren. Her medieval

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s feature Roger the Chapman, who has given up a monk's cell for the freedom of peddling his wares on the road. She died on 28 February 2022, at the age of 95.

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) aka ''For King and Country'' * ''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)

References

External links

Sedley short biography
at Fantastic Fiction
Sedley at Macmillan
1926 births 2022 deaths 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 Writers from Bristol {{UK-bio-stub