If Alfred was so pious, why did he have a dragon flag instead of a cross? You mention at the start of The Last Kingdom that Uthred’s stepmother Gytha wanted his father to replace his flag with a cross because the wolf head was too pagan, and I would have thought that if Alfred was so pious, he would have done this. Can you tell me a bit more about Alfred’s flag please and was this the genesis of the Welsh dragon flag on green and white? When did the St George cross finally become England’s flag and why? On that point, it’s interesting England Scotland and Wales all seem to have two flags – the cross/saltire and lions/dragons. Can you tell me why that is? Ingriguing game of rugby this morning – but the All Blacks showed they can graft when they have to… Chris