The Rose Rent
E287473
The Rose Rent is a historical mystery novel by Ellis Peters featuring Brother Cadfael, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on a widow’s unusual rent of a single rose.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Rose Rent canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2684114 — 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: The Rose Rent Context triple: [Ellis Peters, notableWork, The Rose Rent]
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A.
Rose in Bloom
Rose in Bloom is a coming-of-age novel by Louisa May Alcott that follows the personal and moral development of a young heiress navigating love, family, and social expectations.
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B.
The Rose
The Rose is a 1979 musical drama film starring Bette Midler as a self-destructive rock singer, widely acclaimed for her powerful performance and the hit title song.
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C.
The Love Carriage
The Love Carriage is a Russian film best known for featuring actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role.
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D.
The Heiress
The Heiress is an 18th-century comedic play by British general and playwright John Burgoyne, best known for its satirical portrayal of wealth, marriage, and social ambition in Georgian high society.
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E.
The Heiress
The Heiress is a 1949 American drama film, adapted from a stage play based on Henry James's novel "Washington Square," renowned for Olivia de Havilland's Academy Award-winning performance.
- 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: The Rose Rent Target entity description: The Rose Rent is a historical mystery novel by Ellis Peters featuring Brother Cadfael, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on a widow’s unusual rent of a single rose.
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A.
Rose in Bloom
Rose in Bloom is a coming-of-age novel by Louisa May Alcott that follows the personal and moral development of a young heiress navigating love, family, and social expectations.
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B.
The Rose
The Rose is a 1979 musical drama film starring Bette Midler as a self-destructive rock singer, widely acclaimed for her powerful performance and the hit title song.
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C.
The Love Carriage
The Love Carriage is a Russian film best known for featuring actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role.
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D.
The Heiress
The Heiress is an 18th-century comedic play by British general and playwright John Burgoyne, best known for its satirical portrayal of wealth, marriage, and social ambition in Georgian high society.
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E.
The Heiress
The Heiress is a 1949 American drama film, adapted from a stage play based on Henry James's novel "Washington Square," renowned for Olivia de Havilland's Academy Award-winning performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brother Cadfael novel
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historical mystery novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Ellis Peters ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInSeries | 13 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Abbot Radulfus
ⓘ
Brother Cadfael ⓘ Judith Perle ⓘ Prior Robert ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Shrewsbury Abbey
ⓘ
Shrewsbury town ⓘ
linked to:
Shrewsbury
|
| featuresProfession |
craftsman
ⓘ
herbalist ⓘ monk ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDateApproximate | 1986 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
medieval mystery
ⓘ
monastic detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
charity and obligation
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conflict between secular and religious interests ⓘ grief and widowhood ⓘ love and remarriage ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| literarySetting |
Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Shrewsbury
ⓘ
linked to:
Shrewsbury Abbey
|
| mainCharacter | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cadfael Chronicles
ⓘ
linked to:
The Cadfael Chronicles
|
| plotElement |
annual rent of a single white rose
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murder investigation ⓘ religious house property dispute ⓘ vandalism of a rosebush ⓘ widow donates house to Shrewsbury Abbey ⓘ |
| protagonist | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan
ⓘ
linked to:
Macmillan Publishers
|
| series | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| settingCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Shrewsbury ⓘ |
| settingYearApproximate | 1140s ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Anarchy in England
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Middle Ages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Rose Rent Description of subject: The Rose Rent is a historical mystery novel by Ellis Peters featuring Brother Cadfael, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on a widow’s unusual rent of a single rose.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.