Dear Mr Cornwell: As a historian (though not of that period), I enjoyed your Azincourt immensely. But I wonder if there may be another explanation for the lasting fame of this battle? England’s genius has always been at sea. Trafalgar is but one of numerous successes for English arms at sea (the Armada is just one of many that comes to mind). On land, the English record is far patchier. Hastings was a defeat. At Waterloo, the commanding general was Irish, the best soldiers Scots and German. Naseby was an English victory over Englishman. And so on. There have been successes, but there have also been embarrassing failures (such as the Palatinate, the Bishops War, and others). So, and taking the lead from Shakespeare, did mythology seize upon Azincourt as a genuine English victory ON LAND, and lionise it accordingly? I would love to hear your views on this! Again, thank you for a marvellous and thought-provoking tale. Best wishes, Tim Morgan