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Dear Mr. Cornwell,

 

My wife & I love Uhtred!  Truly.  Have all 10 novels.  Sharpe & Sir Thomas as well, but, Uhtred is our favorite character . . . we suspect Uhtred is mostly . . . well . . . You!

 

My ancestor was Breton Knight Wigot (2nd born) who became deBigot a landless knight loyal and renamed by Duke William, who fought for the Duke of Normandy even before the Battle of Hastings (Senlac Hill).  History records that as William “toured” England securing the kingdom after 1066, he “dropped” my ancestor off to guard the crossing of the River Dee in Chester.  My ancestor was de Bigot which through time became John Alford (Aldeford) . . . 15 generations later, family name came to America.

 

When researching the Battle of Hastings, I was intrigued that no one of your ilk has ever attempted to enrich this important moment in history.  Just a question is all.

 

With unfailing respect,

Timothy L. Long, MBA & Donna K. Newberg-Long, Ph.D.