` I knew that I wanted neither to write an historical novel nor to change my career and become a medieval historian. But I did want to write a story about people who were, like me, interested in that period of time, and I wanted to call it `I, Richard,’ taking my title from the manner in which documents began that were written by the reigning monarchs of the time. I approached the plot the way I approach every plot: I decided to go to the location in which I’d decided to set my tale - Bosworth Field. It was when I reached a plaque that directed my gaze toward the village of Sutton Cheney that I saw my story take shape. And what happened to me as I stood before that plaque was something that had never happened before nor has it happened since - the entire short story dropped into my mind. All of a piece. As simple as that.’