Hi Bernard.
I really got into the Last Kingdom series when I read the forth book which included a map of Benfleet! I was astonished as I was born at Tarpots in 1950 and went to King Johns where the battle of Beomfleet was never mentioned! I also read of your early life in Thundersley. I can remember the Wiggins ford lorries with it painted on the side. Have you ever been back to Thundersley?
Graham Patrick