I am currently reading the Burning land and I was greatly enjoying the book until I reached page 310 where it is implied (though not stated outright) that Aethelflaed spent the night with Uhtred. As far as I know the lady Aethelflaed was a respectable woman who virtually ruled Mercia for several years, and I cant find any evidence of her being an unfaithful wife. I understand that this is not a history book but historical fiction, but dont you think its insulting to the memory of the real Aethelflaed to imply that she was an adulteress even if it was within a fictional setting? Ahmad Tabari