Mr Pepys and the Primrose Hill Mystery
Bromfield, Malyn
On 17th October, 1678, Sir Edmund Bury Godfrey, a justice of the peace, is discovered dead in a ditch at Primrose Hill, run through with his own sword.Suicide or murder? This has been the historian's dilemma for three centuries.King Charles II had awarded Godfrey a knighthood for his bravery following the great plague and the fire of London. But is Godfrey all he appears to be? During his final days, Godfrey confesses to friends that he is mas...