Dear Mr Cornwell,
I wish you every success with your new Elizabethan venture and I would commend to you the real life character of Fiach McHugh O’Byrne, the chieftain of the Clan O’Byrne. A larger than life, resourceful yet ultimately tragic leader. When Fiach’s head was eventually presented to Elizabeth she stormed at the reverence being permitted to such a ‘base Robin Hood’. I have no idea which way your novel will flow but I very much look forwarding to read it. best regards.
Adrian