He's psychologically damaged, I suppose, if you stand back and look objectively at him, but then, who isn't?
Ellis Peters's historical detail is very accurate and very minute, and therefore is not only interesting to read but good for an actor to acquire a sense of the period. And the other thing I think is that an actor lives in the land of imagination.
So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence.

