Firstly, Mr Cornwell, a huge thank you for all the many hours of pleasure that your novels have given me over the years. My family have a home in the Eastern Algarve ( Tavira ) where, according to my father, Wellington fed his horses on the carab bean during the Peninsula war ( he set a quiz for my children and I on our recent holiday, which included a number of questions from that period ). With regard to your research, is it primarily home based, or have you had the pleasure of exploring the sites mentioned within your novels? Are there any plans for any other medieval fiction from the rich and turbulent times in England?

Tim Sellicks