[eppsilon]

Great book. Some other historical fiction recommendations:

- The "Welsh Princes" series by Sharon Kay Penman (same era, different perspective)

- Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (Black Death)

- The "Grail Quest" series by Richard Cornwell (Hundred Years War)

- The "Last Kingdom" series, also by Cornwell (Viking invasion, Alfred the Great)

[widowlark]

Shogun by James Clavell as well!