Thanks to everyone - I knew you all would come through. I had forgotten about Uris but did not know about Llywelyn, who I think will be a great find.

My reading tends to be factual historical stuff but I've kept the book, "The Green Flag, (Kee) on the shelf (highly recommended by an
academician friend of mine from Cork) and have chosen to take flight in a different direction for a while and thanks to your input I do
believe this will be an enlightening journey. Thanks again Catters!
Cheers.