He discovered one in the southwest quarter of the town, housed in an unstable structure that was made of the same pale sandstone as the abbey. The gate of the largest fountain was locked for the night, so he decided to look for some of the smaller ones, in the hope that they would still be open. Geoffrey did not feel like returning to John’s house to be insulted – or worse – so set out in search of the hot springs for which the town was famous. Can the two carry out their investigation without someone trying to stop them – permanently? There may be more to it than mere greed, however, and, unappealing though the prospect is, Geoffrey has no choice but to accept the King’s commission to investigate whether this is part of a treasonous plot – especially as it is his only hope of saving his sister from the consequences of her own involvement.Īs Geoffrey and Sir Roger of Durham delve deeper, men like the powerful William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester and former Lord Chancellor of England, appear to be involved. When he arrives at Court, Geoffrey finds two argumentative groups of Saxon moneyers, one accusing the other of devaluing the King’s currency. Once again about to depart for the Holy Land, Sir Geoffrey is furious to be summoned back by the King, trusting neither His Majesty’s methods of persuasion nor his motives. Geoffrey’s fondness for his sister draws the Crusader knight and his friend Roger into an investigation based on King Henry’s love of his money and his hopes to preserve it. The Coiners’ Quarrel The Fifth Sir Geoffrey Mappestone Mystery Susanna Gregory Interviewed by Charlotte Betts.Carmarthen in the 1190s: a Snapshot in Time.Michaelhouse: A Lost Cambridge College 1324–1540.Mertz & I … : The Antarctic Diary of Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis.The Royal Geographical Society Polar Exploration.The Titanic Experience: the Legend of the Unsinkable Ship.The Royal Geographical Society Exploration Experience.Scott Polar Research Institute Profiles.

The Coiners' Quarrel by Simon Beaufort