Hi Bernard.
I sat by the fire on a wet Cumbrian day finishing War Lord and marking the end of a thoroughly enjoyable 15 years. The last book is terrific – I couldn’t put it it down! I had worried…..
My schoolboy history bizarrely also started at 1066 (and portrayed William as the conquering hero!) and so finding out about Alfred and the Anglo Saxons has been a great pleasure over the last decade. Uhtred led me to Pollards excellent biography of Alfred alongside other books, exhibitions, museums, muddy battlefields, ruins in car parks (Aelflaed) and deepened my love and fascination with history.
So let me thank you for the journey, give a fond farewell to Uhtred and look forward to seeing the next (excellent) installment on Netflix.
James