My readers know that I am usually a stickler for historical accuracy. I love tailoring my plots to fit into actual historical events. However, sometimes, an author has to fudge it a little. For example, I doubt if the various factions involved in the intrigues featured in The Viking Betrayed knew from day to day which players they could trust. Allegiances changed daily. So, I made a decision and lay the blame for the assassination of William the Conqueror's son and successor on one of the factions. The fact William Longsword was murdered isn't in historical doubt. Who was responsible is.
I also took advantage of his name to gift him with a famous Ulfberht sword. There is no record of him ever having owned such a weapon. Click here for more information about the sword.
Political scheming and shifting allegiances were part and parcel of medieval life and I again made use of the confused state of affairs for the plot of The Black Knight's Captive. It is fact that the people of Cologne and Saxons in general rebelled against the Holy Roman Emperor, Heinrich. There is no record of an attempted kidnapping of the Emperor's wife who happened to be the teenage daughter of Henry, King of England.
We know William the Conqueror was victorious at Hastings, but it's doubtful a man named Ram de Montbryce played a pivotal role in that victory. However, he did for the purposes of my book Conquest. Without Ram de Montbryce, there'd be no Montbryce Legacy series.
I truly enjoy your writing style. I can always see the characters in your books as if they are right in front of me.