Hi Bernard
Can I add my name to those calling for you to turn to Robin Hood?
I would be interested in particular in how you would go about tackling Robin Hood the aristocratic archer as depicted in a number of films and books. I have always found it grating that the Earl of Loxley or Wakefield or wherever is a top grade archer, because of course the longbow was the weapon of the yeomanry, not the aristocracy. (How are those eggs, Grandma?) I haven’t ever read – poorly researched fiction excepted – of a top quality archer drawn from the aristocracy in the medieval period, I suppose not least because of the years of practice that would be required in childhood and adolescence, whilst instead the little aristocrats were busy learning how to be big aristocrats. Maybe you have?
I suppose he needn’t be an archer, but some might think it would detract from the story for him to be anything else, so if/when you do turn to this, can I cast my vote for Robin having a yeoman background?
Chris Wagstaff