Dear Mr Cornwell
There is one thing that still puzzles me, regarding Alfred The Great. As you have beautifully explained in Uhtred series, it was Alfred who had set the foundations for united England. But why “England” and “Angelcynn”? Why not “Saxoncynn”? After all, Alfred himself was West Saxon, and he ruled Wessex. Plus Wessex was free and fighting while much of the the territories settled by Angles were devastated and conquered by the Northmen. Maybe Alfred was trying to make the idea of unity attractive to suffering Angles, therefore “Angelcynn”? Or is there something else to it? Once again, thank you for your time and patience.

Miroslav Subašić