Bernard Cornwell

Cornwell was born in London in 1944. His father was a Canadian airman, and his mother, who was English, a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. He was adopted and brought up in Essex by the Wiggins family, who were members of the Peculiar People, a strict Protestant sect who banned frivolity of all kinds and even medicine. After he left them, he changed his name to his birth mother's maiden name, Cornwell.Cornwell was sent away to Monkton Combe School, attended the University of London, and after graduating, worked as a teacher. He attempted to enlist in the British armed services at least three times but was rejected on the grounds of myopia.He then joined BBC's Nationwide and was promoted to become head of current affairs at BBC Northern Ireland. He then joined Thames Television as editor of Thames News. He relocated to the United States in 1980 after marrying an American. Unable to get a green card, he started writing novels, as this did not require a work permit.As a child, Cornwell loved the novels of C.S. Forester, chronicling the adventures of fictional British naval officer Horatio Hornblower during the Napoleonic Wars, and was surprised to find there were no such novels following Lord Wellington's campaign on land. Motivated by the need to support himself in the U.S. through writing, Cornwell decided to write such a series. He named his chief protagonist Richard Sharpe, a rifleman involved in most major battles of the Peninsular War.Cornwell wanted to start the series with the Siege of Badajoz but decided instead to start with a couple of "warm-up" novels. These were Sharpe's Eagle and Sharpe's Gold, both published in 1981. Sharpe's Eagle was picked up by a publisher, and Cornwell got a three-book deal. He went on to tell the story of Badajoz in his third Sharpe novel, Sharpe's Company, published in 1982.Cornwell and wife Judy co-wrote a series of novels, published under the pseudonym "Susannah Kells". These were A Crowning Mercy, published in 1983, Fallen Angels in 1984, and Coat of Arms (aka The Aristocrats) in 1986. (Cornwell's strict Protestant upbringing informed the background of A Crowning Mercy, which took place during the English Civil War.) In 1987, he also published Redcoat, an American Revolutionary War novel set in Philadelphia during its 1777 occupation by the British.After publishing eight books in his ongoing Sharpe series, Cornwell was approached by a production company interested in adapting them for television. The producers asked him to write a prequel to give them a starting point to the series. They also requested that the story feature a large role for Spanish characters to secure co-funding from Spain. The result was Sharpe’s Rifles, published in 1987, and a series of Sharpe television films staring Sean Bean.A series of contemporary thrillers with sailing as a background and common themes followed: Wildtrack published in 1988, Sea Lord (aka Killer's Wake) in 1989, Crackdown in 1990, Stormchild in 1991, and Scoundrel, a political thriller, in 1992.In June 2006, Cornwell was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's 80th Birthday Honours List.Cornwell's latest work, Azincourt, was released in the UK in October 2008. The protagonist is an archer who participates in the Battle of Agincourt, another devastating defeat suffered by the French in the Hundred Years War. However, Cornwell has stated that it will not be about Thomas of Hookton from The Grail Quest or any of his relatives.
Death of Kings

Death of Kings

Bernard Cornwell

War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)

War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)

Bernard Cornwell

The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)

The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)

Bernard Cornwell

The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)

The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1)

Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1)

Bernard Cornwell

Stonehenge: A Novel Of 2000 BC

Stonehenge: A Novel Of 2000 BC

Bernard Cornwell

Gallows Thief

Gallows Thief

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Rifles (Sharpe, #6)

Sharpe's Rifles (Sharpe, #6)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Trafalgar (Sharpe, #4)

Sharpe's Trafalgar (Sharpe, #4)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Triumph (Sharpe, #2)

Sharpe's Triumph (Sharpe, #2)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Gold (Sharpe, #9)

Sharpe's Gold (Sharpe, #9)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Eagle (Sharpe, #8)

Sharpe's Eagle (Sharpe, #8)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Fortress (Sharpe, #3)

Sharpe's Fortress (Sharpe, #3)

Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell The Warlord Chronicles Collection 3 Books Set Pack

Bernard Cornwell The Warlord Chronicles Collection 3 Books Set Pack

Bernard Cornwell

Enemy of God (The Warlord Chronicles, #2)

Enemy of God (The Warlord Chronicles, #2)

Bernard Cornwell

Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3)

Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Regiment

Sharpe's Regiment

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Devil (Sharpe, #22)

Sharpe's Devil (Sharpe, #22)

Bernard Cornwell

Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3)

Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Waterloo (Sharpe, #20)

Sharpe's Waterloo (Sharpe, #20)

Bernard Cornwell

Sword Song: The Battle for London (The Saxon Stories, #4)

Sword Song: The Battle for London (The Saxon Stories, #4)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Enemy

Sharpe's Enemy

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Christmas: Two Short Stories

Sharpe's Christmas: Two Short Stories

Bernard Cornwell

Harlequin (The Grail Quest, #1)

Harlequin (The Grail Quest, #1)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Battle (Sharpe, #12)

Sharpe's Battle (Sharpe, #12)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Company

Sharpe's Company

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Havoc (Sharpe, #7)

Sharpe's Havoc (Sharpe, #7)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Honour

Sharpe's Honour

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Siege

Sharpe's Siege

Bernard Cornwell

Agincourt

Agincourt

Bernard Cornwell

Vagabond (The Grail Quest, #2)

Vagabond (The Grail Quest, #2)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Revenge (Sharpe, #19)

Sharpe's Revenge (Sharpe, #19)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Prey (Sharpe, #5)

Sharpe's Prey (Sharpe, #5)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Sword

Sharpe's Sword

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Command

Sharpe's Command

Bernard Cornwell

The Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)

The Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Assassin (Sharpe, #21)

Bernard Cornwell

La canción de la espada (Sajones, vikingos y normandos, #4)

Bernard Cornwell

Los señores del norte (Sajones, vikingos y normandos, #3)

Bernard Cornwell

Svein, el del caballo blanco (Sajones, vikingos y normandos, #2)

Bernard Cornwell

Northumbria, el último reino (The Saxon Stories, #1)

Bernard Cornwell

La tierra en llamas (Sajones, vikingos y normandos, #5)

La tierra en llamas (Sajones, vikingos y normandos, #5)

Bernard Cornwell

Sword of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #12)

Bernard Cornwell

War Lord (The Saxon Stories, #13)

Bernard Cornwell

Останнє королівство

Bernard Cornwell

Rebel (The Starbuck Chronicles, #1)

Rebel (The Starbuck Chronicles, #1)

Bernard Cornwell

The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8)

The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8)

Bernard Cornwell

Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9)

Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9)

Bernard Cornwell

The Flame Bearer (The Saxon Stories, #10)

The Flame Bearer (The Saxon Stories, #10)

Bernard Cornwell

Azincourt

Azincourt

Bernard Cornwell

Fools and Mortals

Fools and Mortals

Bernard Cornwell

Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)

Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Honor (Sharpe, #16)

Bernard Cornwell

Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4)

Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4)

Bernard Cornwell

The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5)

The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5)

Bernard Cornwell

The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7)

The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7)

Bernard Cornwell

The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)

The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)

Bernard Cornwell

The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1)

The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1)

Bernard Cornwell