murder to avoid public disgrace and the forfeiture of Godfrey's estate. Popular culture Godfrey was played by the actor David Bradley in the TV mini-series Charles II: The Power and the Passion. British author Mark Francis has published a series of five novels concerning fictional accounts of Godfrey's earlier life. The books are entitled Edmund Godfrey & The Fanatiques' Creed, The Terror of Terrors, The Monkey Duchess, The Devil's Trumpet and A Plague of Shadows. Godfrey is a conspicuous character in Alison Macleod's 1976 historical novel The Portingale, a biography of Queen Catherine of Braganza. He is depicted as a very honest magistrate, who is reluctant to take part in any persecution, regularly warning both Catholics and Dissenters who are about to be arrested. In a (fictional) scene, Godfrey is depicted as meeting secretly with King Charles II, his brother James and Queen Catherine, and suggesting that they arrest Titus Oates; the King later regrets not having taken this advice. The book does not take a clear stand regarding the circumstances of Godfrey's death. Godfrey's murder plays a key role in Kate Braithwaite's 2018 novel, The Road to Newgate, where an investigation into Godfrey's death is pivotal in attempts to prove Titus Oates' claims of a Popish Plot are baseless. Colin Haydn Evans' radio play - "A Walk Across the Green" broadcast on BBC Radio 4 (7 April 1990) depicts Godfrey's murder as the work of Protestant conspirators headed by the republican-leaning Earl of Shaftesbury, to foment further anti-Catholic hysteria. The story is narrated by the mysterious (fictional) character, Thomas Wells, an agent provocateur employed by Shaftesbury. Memorial There is a tablet dedicated to his memory in the cloisters at Westminster Abbey. See also List of unsolved murders in the United Kingdom References External links Andrew Lang - The Mystery of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey National Portrait Gallery 1621 births 1678 crimes 1678 deaths 17th-century Anglicans Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford English Anglicans English knights English murder victims Knights Bachelor Members of Gray's Inn Murder in London People associated with the Popish Plot People educated at Westminster School, London People murdered in London Unsolved murders in London