Thank you very much for replying to my previous letter Mr. Cornwell. I really appreciate that you would take time out for that. Since I harbour somewhat farfetched dreams about writing, I was wondering: how do you find out such minute details about events that occured centuries ago? How exactly do you go about researching historical novels? Such ‘minor’ details make all the difference, yet they must be so hard to uncover. I image it helps if you live in Europe to start with. -Stuart, BC, Canada PS- My further thanks to you, for proving that historical novels can in fact do well!