Saint Peter’s Fair
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Saint Peter’s Fair is a historical mystery novel by Ellis Peters featuring Brother Cadfael investigating crime amid the bustling preparations for a medieval Shrewsbury fair.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Peter's Fair | 2 |
| Saint Peter’s Fair canonical | 2 |
| Saint Peter’s Fair in Shrewsbury | 1 |
| St Peter’s Fair | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2684105 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saint Peter’s Fair Context triple: [Ellis Peters, notableWork, Saint Peter’s Fair]
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A.
Tavistock Goose Fair
Tavistock Goose Fair is a historic annual fair in Tavistock, Devon, featuring market stalls, livestock, and traditional entertainment that dates back several centuries.
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B.
Abingdon Michaelmas Fair
Abingdon Michaelmas Fair is a historic annual street fair in Abingdon-on-Thames, England, featuring traditional rides, stalls, and festivities dating back several centuries.
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C.
Paisley Fair
Paisley Fair is a historic Scottish fair traditionally held in the town of Paisley, known for its role as a major local market and social gathering.
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D.
Lostwithiel Carnival
Lostwithiel Carnival is an annual community festival in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, featuring parades, family activities, and local cultural celebrations.
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E.
May Fair
May Fair was an annual springtime fair held in what is now London’s Mayfair district, known historically for its lively markets, entertainments, and eventually for being suppressed due to rowdiness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saint Peter’s Fair Target entity description: Saint Peter’s Fair is a historical mystery novel by Ellis Peters featuring Brother Cadfael investigating crime amid the bustling preparations for a medieval Shrewsbury fair.
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A.
Tavistock Goose Fair
Tavistock Goose Fair is a historic annual fair in Tavistock, Devon, featuring market stalls, livestock, and traditional entertainment that dates back several centuries.
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B.
Abingdon Michaelmas Fair
Abingdon Michaelmas Fair is a historic annual street fair in Abingdon-on-Thames, England, featuring traditional rides, stalls, and festivities dating back several centuries.
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C.
Paisley Fair
Paisley Fair is a historic Scottish fair traditionally held in the town of Paisley, known for its role as a major local market and social gathering.
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D.
Lostwithiel Carnival
Lostwithiel Carnival is an annual community festival in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, featuring parades, family activities, and local cultural celebrations.
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E.
May Fair
May Fair was an annual springtime fair held in what is now London’s Mayfair district, known historically for its lively markets, entertainments, and eventually for being suppressed due to rowdiness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brother Cadfael novel
ⓘ
crime novel ⓘ historical mystery novel ⓘ |
| adaptationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | television ⓘ |
| author | Ellis Peters ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
commerce and trade in medieval England
ⓘ
conflict between town and abbey over fair rights ⓘ justice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Abbot Radulfus
ⓘ
Hugh Beringar ⓘ Prior Robert ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Saint Peter’s Fair in Shrewsbury
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linked to:
Saint Peter’s Fair
|
| firstPublicationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Leper of Saint Giles ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Cadfael television series episode ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | medieval mystery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Macmillan Publishers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brother Cadfael series
ⓘ
linked to:
The Cadfael Chronicles
|
| placeInSeries | fourth Brother Cadfael novel ⓘ |
| precededBy | Monk’s Hood ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Benedictine monk ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | sleuth ⓘ |
| series |
Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
ⓘ
linked to:
The Cadfael Chronicles
|
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Shrewsbury ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| settingYear | 1139 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timeOfYearSetting | summer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Peter’s Fair Description of subject: Saint Peter’s Fair is a historical mystery novel by Ellis Peters featuring Brother Cadfael investigating crime amid the bustling preparations for a medieval Shrewsbury fair.
Referenced by (6)
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