Have just finished reading “Death of Kings” and wanted to tell you how much I am enjoying the Saxon stories. I am a bit of a British history buff so these and the grail books are a great read for me. I have over the years read most of your output though I cannot confess to having read all of your work. The Sharpe books are excellent, I particularly enjoyed the Indian episodes. I currently live in Buckingham so I was pleased to see Uthred living there as well. The location of the town on the Ouse makes it a highly defendable place so you can see why the saxons made it a homestead. Did you actually visit the town during your research? Originally, I come from Dagenham, another great Saxon place. A few years ago I did my genealogy chart, just out of curiosity really. I am partially from Hugenout refugee stock, from French Flanders, and partially from herring fishermen in the Yarmouth area (Anglian). I guess I am more Danish than Saxon which is not what I hoped for. Still I suppose we Brits are a bunch of mongrels anyway. At one point you mention that Uhtred’s “army” is made up of Saxons, Danes, Frankish and Finians. I reckon we all are. Once again, thanks for a great read. I look forward to the next episode. Regards Arthur Newman