A Shoemaker a Gentleman

About the show

In Roman Britain, princes Elred and Offa flee after their father’s defeat and disguise themselves as shoemakers. Offa, as Crispin, secretly marries Princess Leodice; Elred, as Crispianus, becomes a Roman military hero, while the Christian officer Albon and hermit Amphiabel are martyred. The subplot follows Winifred’s religious vocation and martyrdom, which inspires shoemakers’ honorific 'the gentle craft.'