Hello Bernard,

I continue to enjoy your well researched and entertaining novels – especially the Last Kingdom series.

In your latest book, Uhtred, as is his benevolent nature, continues to give away shillings. This intrigues me since the coin never existed in his time. It was first issued, a ‘Testoon’, in early 16th Century in the reign of Henry VII. I’m sure you have had this pointed out to you before now. However a literary licence does allow such generosity !

Keep up your good work

Keith Wilson