Lord,(as I should surely address you, as a Oughtred descendant)I am nearly through your Saxon books – I see happily there is still one to come. I do not have, and would not presume to present,any ideas for your novels. But I am so struck by the historical details you recount in your notes,and displayed in the stories, that I would like to be able to read your factual History of the Birth of England – delivered in the same vibrant prose. Alfred’s Phoenix-like rise from a defeated gaggle of men in the marshes is so redolent of Dunkirk I’m amazed Churchill didn’t allude to it! I’m 83, so don’t be long… Thank you for long hours of quiet enjoyment. Yours Mike