Dear Bernard,

I have just completed the Last Kingdom series and have enjoyed them a great deal.  I have been used to reading literature based on the Plantagenet period, as I always found the most interesting.  However, you have opened my eyes to our heritage in these great isles, which is sadly not mentioned, covered or remembered as much.

So thank you again for opening my eyes to this part of our history.

My question to you is, would an army led by your Uhtred, with Finan at his side, defeat William the Bastard of Normandy in 1066.

Out of curiosity, was his descendants there that fateful day?

What would his reaction to his country being finally conquered for good by descendants of Norse raiders.

Anthony Baldock