Dear Bernard,

I am a huge fan, have read your books – more than once, they give me immense enjoyment and have helped me through some difficult times.  Absolutely love the dark ages stories, started off with the Arthur books then moved onto the Saxon stories, Your mixture of fact and fiction is perfect. I particularly like the way you describe your characters and their settings, Interested to know your thoughts on the casting for the upcoming BBC Last Kingdom particularly Uhtred, hope you had a say in the casting?

Appreciate you must be overwhelmed with fans request so completely understand if you don’t respond.

All the very best

Simon