Mr. Cornwell,

I am currently working my way through the Warlord Trilogy and have noticed that you use corn as one of the crops grown in Britain during that time period. Now, I do not want you to think of me as being one of those types who whine about every small detail, and I appreciate how well you are able to maintain accuracy in your stories. What I am wondering is there another crop that was referred to as corn before the introduction of modern corn from the Americas? My curiosity is due to the fact that you see corn referenced quite a bit in many historical fictions and even in the Holy Bible.

Thanks for you time and as long as you’ll write ’em I’ll read ’em,

Wesley B.

from the Beautiful and Great Ogeechee River Basin, Bulloch County, Georgia (God’s Country)

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