Margaret Grant Author answers “How historically acurate is this? Both...”

Jenny asked this question about Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1):

How historically acurate is this? Both language wise as well as facts concerning the characters and events?

Margaret Grant Author I never was good at history at school...always fell asleep first period after lunch..so in later life, fed my thirst for history by reading historical…moreI never was good at history at school...always fell asleep first period after lunch..so in later life, fed my thirst for history by reading historical novels.
I loved how Sharon Penman wove this tale, especially as I was living on Anglesey at the time and the places resonated with me. It so inspired me that I was determined to write a prequel.
Language wise it sometimes smacks of Americanisms, but given the fact that everyone was speaking through interpreters, you have to give some lee way.(less)

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