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  1. Oct 15, 2020 · Cornwell, at that point the BBC’s head of current affairs television in Northern Ireland, had left his job for love – following Judy, a visiting American he’d fallen head over heels for ...

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  2. About. Bernard Cornwell was born in London in 1944 – a ‘warbaby’ – whose father was a Canadian airman and mother in Britain’s Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. He was adopted by a family in Essex who belonged to a religious sect called the Peculiar People (and they were), but escaped to London University and, after a stint as a teacher ...

  3. Bernard Cornwell found swashbuckling success with his novels, but his wife’s cancer diagnosis has led him to reflect on life and his own mortality

    • Former Deputy Editor, The Sunday Times
    • History That's Hard to Believe
    • Sharpe Was The Start
    • Regency Characters Are 'Fun'

    Some of the history around Sharpe’s new 19th-century adventures may seem far-fetched, the author says, but it’s all true. “The events really happened, even the unbelievable ones,” Cornwell says in a phone interview. “That’s always nice when you can write a book and put something in it, and you think ‘Nobody will believe that that happened.’ But it ...

    Creating Sharpe was how Cornwell began his writing career. He had been the head of current affairs television for the BBC in Northern Ireland when he met a visiting American named Judy and fell in love. She was unable to move to Britain for family reasons, Cornwell’s bio says, so he moved to the U.S. but couldn’t get a green card. Becoming a writer...

    “Sharpe’s Assassins” continues the story in chronological order, and while not all of Cornwell’s Sharpe novels have done that in succession, the timing made sense to him for Sharpe’s return. “I wanted to sort of keep the story going. Following up Waterloo seemed an obvious thing to do. Again, it's a period when people don't really know that much ab...

  4. Author Profile. Bernard Cornwell was born in London in 1944 – a ‘warbaby’ – whose father was a Canadian airman and mother in Britain’s Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. He was adopted by a family in Essex who belonged to a religious sect called the Peculiar People (and they were), but escaped to London University and, after a stint as a ...

  5. Bernard Cornwell: At Home in Chatham. The prolific and best-selling author of historical novels discusses his latest work, exploring the open water on his 35-foot sailboat and his passion for the theater. The back deck is bathed in sunlight, offering a soothing warmth on this early summer day. A gentle breeze rustles the leaves of the tall oaks ...

  6. Bernard Cornwell is an English author best known for his historical novels. A prolific writer, he has till now authored four books about the American Civil War, three about Arthur’s Britain, three about the Hundred Years’ War, and five contemporary thrillers in addition to his famous Sharpe series. He is most famous as the author of the ...

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