04-05-2006, 12:16 AM
She has a series with a Welsh archer that is quite good. Stories improve, characters get more depth and dimension as the series goes on. Good archery-fu now and again, but mainly they are just a good rollicking historical mystery series. This is Candace Robb, not "J.D. Robb".
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.