"Hata hivyo, ""Hakuna uwezekano kwamba shambulio hilo lilitokea,"" anaandika mwanahistoria John Julius Norwich katika kitabu chake cha karibuni, ""The Great Plays of Shakespeare and the History of England in the Middle Ages"" (1137-1485); Norwich, ambaye anaita amri hiyo ""mdudu mbaya zaidi kwenye sifa ya Henry wa kihistoria,"" anasema kwamba watu wengi wa Henry walikataa kutii amri yake hivi kwamba hatimaye alilazimika kuteua wapiga-mishale wake 200."
Norwich anasema watu wa Henry hawakutii yale aliyosema.