Hello Mr Cornwell,

I’m Antonello and I write from Italy. First of all I want to express all my sincere admiration for you because there are very few author, all over the world, that have the capability to abduct the reader from the reality and transport him in the plot of the novel like you do. I live in Italy but I love north european folk and history (from ancient time to XV century), consequently I really love “The Warlord Chronicles”; “The Grail Quest”; “The Saxon Stories”; “Agincourt” and “Stonehenge”.. I really love the characters of Derfel Cadarn and Uhtred of Bebbanburg. I am a student of medicine but I love history and writing, so in the spare time I write and my desire is to write an historical novel. I want to ask you just three question: were is it possible to find sources about the history, the name to give to character and the exact battles’s progress. How can I do to find the source to write a historical novel?
I look forward to hearing from you,
Yours sincerely,
Antonello Bianchi
P.S. Sorry for my english, I’m attempting to learn it as well as possible.