Hello
I am a great admirer of your work. I greatly enjoy your writing style and the detail you put in to your work. Azincourt is my favourite of your works. I am a beginning fantasy author with a great concern for authenticity and Azincourt has finally given me a clear idea of the power of the longbow and the strength of plate armour, as well as all the details in how the bow is made, and the making of arrows (namely that scene in Soissons with Hook and the fletcher talking and making arrows at the same time). It’s hard to fid consistency on the matter in works of fiction where armour is often either useless or excessively strong. Also surprising is the strength required to use a longbow since most archers in movies are usually thin men. I am curious though, what provided the inspiration for the characters of Nicholas Hook and Sire de Lanferelle? Both are equally interesting (even if Lanferelle seems a bit of a sociopath) and I like them both as well as Sir John Cornewaille (who I believe
is an actual historical character).

Kris Norge