rey , ▁Pl ots ▁and ▁Polit ics ▁in ▁Rest oration ▁London ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁offers ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁exam ination ▁of ▁God f rey ' s ▁life ▁and ▁death . ▁Marshall ▁follows ▁the ▁principal ▁of ▁O ck ham ' s ▁raz or ▁in ▁con cluding ▁that ▁God f rey ▁most ▁likely ▁killed ▁himself . ▁He ▁suggests ▁God f rey ' s ▁brothers ▁made ▁the ▁death ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁murder ▁to ▁avoid ▁public ▁dis gra ce ▁and ▁the ▁for fe iture ▁of ▁God f rey ' s ▁estate . ▁ ▁Popular ▁culture ▁God f rey ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁actor ▁David ▁Brad ley ▁in ▁the ▁TV ▁mini - series ▁Charles ▁II : ▁The ▁Power ▁and ▁the ▁Pass ion . ▁ ▁British ▁author ▁Mark ▁Francis ▁has ▁published ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁five ▁nov els ▁concerning ▁fict ional ▁accounts ▁of ▁God f rey ' s ▁earlier ▁life . ▁The ▁books ▁are ▁entitled ▁Edmund ▁God f rey ▁& ▁The ▁F an atiques ' ▁Cre ed , ▁The ▁T error ▁of ▁T errors , ▁The ▁Mon key ▁Duch ess , ▁The ▁Dev il ' s ▁Trump et ▁and ▁A ▁Pl ague ▁of ▁Sh adows . ▁ ▁God f rey ▁is ▁a ▁consp ic uous ▁character ▁in ▁Al ison ▁Mac le od ' s ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁historical ▁novel ▁The ▁Port ing ale , ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Queen ▁Catherine ▁of ▁B rag anza . ▁He ▁is ▁dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁very ▁honest ▁magistr ate , ▁who ▁is ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁take ▁part