In heraldic speak these are three lions passant gardant. The Royal Arms of England is his coat of arms, unchanged, and is now more famous as the motif on England football team's shirts than it ever was as the country's coat of arms. Already I anticipate readers protesting about the liberties I have taken with the historical novel. Sometimes I wish that I could write the same book over and over, which is the essential nature of genre fiction – familiar, comforting and bland. I find that as the time approaches to think about a new novel, ideas begin to form, as though I am consciously and anxiously scenting the air.
I can't now remember what inspired me, but in my head was the phrase "men in green tights". L et me own up right away: I knew very little about Richard the Lionheart when I decided to write a novel about him.
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