Mr Cornwell A couple of days ago I finished “The Grail Quest”. I really enjoyed it! Thanks for bringing this period of history alive. I’d heard about Agincourt but I’d never really appreciated what it might have meant to be an archer or why archers “beat” crossbows. Thanks again! It seems so sad that Britain ruled the battlefields numerous times: archers in the Middle Ages, infantry in Georgian/Victorian times, and the Navy. What happened? I happened to notice this article in Science Daily: “Yersinia Pestis Bacteria Confirmed as Cause of Middle Ages ‘Black Death’ Plague Epidemic” http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101008112420.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher. Just a curious coincidence that this article appeared only a couple of days after reading your books! Looking forward to the Arthur Books – next on my reading list. Regards Raj