654:. The series posits that post-Roman Britain was a difficult time for the native Britons, being threatened by invasion from the Anglo-Saxons in the East and raids from the Irish in the West. At the same time, they suffered internal power struggles between their petty kingdoms and friction between the old Druidic religion and newly arrived Christianity. The author has often said that these are his own favourite stories; "I have to confess that of all the books I have written these three are my favourites."
41:
708:. The idea for the series took shape in his mind after meeting his real father in Canada in his fifties, learning his own ancestry back to that era, to the real-life Uhtred of Bebbanburg, who became Uhtred, the protagonist of the series. Cornwell realised that most English people are unaware of how England came to be, rather than say, Dane-land, in that era of multiple peoples on the island of Great Britain. Uhtred reluctantly helps
825:
508:, beginning the Saxon Stories centered on protagonist Uhtred of Bebbanburg and telling how the nation of England began forming under King Alfred the Great. He realised that few in England knew how England began, unlike Americans who have a clear date for their nation's beginning—so this became his "big story". His own ancestral roots gave him the "little story" in the protagonist Uhtred.
778:. According to Cornwell's website, there may be no additions to the series: "I enjoyed writing the thrillers, but suspect I am happier writing historical novels. I'm always delighted when people want more of the sailing books, but I'm not planning on writing any more, at least not now – but who knows? Perhaps when I retire".
612:, set six years after the end of the wars. Since 2003, he has written further "missing adventures" set during the Peninsular War era, based on major battles of that long campaign, for a total of 22 novels in this series. The Sharpe Appreciation Society has also published three short stories by Cornwell: "
170:
He has written historical novels primarily based on
English history, in five series, and one series of contemporary thriller novels. A feature of his historical novels is an end note on how they match or differ from history, and what one might see at the modern sites of the events described. He wrote
417:
Cornwell was approached by a production company interested in making television adaptations of the first eight books of his Sharpe series. They asked him to write a background novel to give them a starting point to the series and also requested that the story featured a substantial role for
Spanish
313:
His first marriage ended in divorce in the 1970s. He met his second wife, Judy, in 1978 in
Edinburgh while he was working for BBC Northern Ireland; she was a travel agent from the US and the mother of three children from a previous marriage. He relocated to the United States in 1979 after marrying
632:
to him. He has admitted that he subtly changed the writing of the character to align with Bean's portrayal as now he "could not imagine Sharpe as anyone else". One of
Cornwell's initial misgivings about Bean was that he did not physically resemble the black-haired Sharpe whom he described in the
712:, a man he respects but dislikes, further his ambition of uniting all English speakers into a single kingdom. The series continues after the death of Alfred, with his heirs striving to achieve his dream. The first novel was published in 2004. In 2020, the 13th and final book was published.
676:. Englishman Thomas of Hookton becomes drawn into the quest by a mysterious man called "The Harlequin", who murders Thomas's father in his search for the Grail. Cornwell was planning at one point to write more books about Thomas of Hookton and said that, shortly after finishing
338:. He was surprised to find that there were no army counterparts, so he wrote such a series himself—further motivated by the need to support himself through writing. As his chief protagonist he created a rifleman involved in most of the major battles of the
627:
Cornwell mentions in notes at the end of the Sharpe series that he was initially dubious about the casting of Sean Bean for the television adaptations, but that the doubts did not last and he was subsequently so delighted that he dedicated
253:
from
Wiggins to Cornwell, his birth mother's maiden name. Prior to that, he had used Bernard Cornwell as a pen name. He met his father for the first time when he was 58, after telling a journalist on a book tour, "what I wanted to see in
608:, depicting Sharpe's earlier adventures under Wellington's command in India, including his hard-won promotion to the officer corps, his return to Britain, and his arrival in the 95th Rifles; he also wrote the sequel
1202:
963:
468:
Cornwell wrote two books a year for a long time, slowing to one per year in his sixties. His idea of historical fiction is of presenting a "big story" in historical events and a "little story" in fictional plot.
1036:
171:
a nonfiction book on the battle of
Waterloo, in addition to the fictional story of the famous battle in the Sharpe series. Three of the historical novel series have been adapted for television: the
527:
Bernard
Cornwell has been extremely successful in his writing career, selling 30 million books by 2015 throughout the various series and individual novels, and he continues to write new novels.
2193:
798:
1495:
1062:
2048:
488:
With the success of the Sharpe series, Cornwell began to write about other periods and historical events in
English and American history, both in series and in single novels.
2468:
485:. Cornwell took that as a compliment and an accurate appraisal of the difference between the style of O'Brian and his own, while appreciating the association with Forester.
285:
between 1963 and 1966 and worked as a teacher after graduating. He attempted to enlist in the
British armed services at least three times but was rejected on the grounds of
2463:
1194:
959:
1484:
1788:
2056:
1471:
1804:
1040:
2433:
1796:
684:
and I was just trying to get too much from him. Which doesn't mean I won't pick the idea up again sometime in the future." He returned to the character in
2099:
1812:
1429:
562:
Cornwell's first series of historical novels features the adventures of
Richard Sharpe, an English soldier during the Napoleonic Wars, in particular the
2453:
2040:
774:
Cornwell's thriller series are modern mysteries, all with sailing themes. He is a traditional sailor and enjoys sailing his Cornish Crabber christened
214:
Cornwell was born in London in 1944. His father was Canadian airman William Oughtred and his mother was Englishwoman Dorothy Cornwell, a member of the
2134:
2438:
633:
early books, but he thought that Bean understood and acted the part perfectly, and he subsequently refrained from mentioning Sharpe's hair colour.
2418:
680:, the third novel in the series, he had "started another Thomas of Hookton book, then stopped it—mainly because I felt that his story ended in
1402:
1373:
2478:
2408:
2107:
985:
869:
1309:
2443:
2413:
2079:
934:
895:
1066:
1527:
536:
141:
30:
570:
was sent to lead the campaign against Napoleon's forces on the Iberian Peninsula. The first 11 books of the Sharpe series began with
2473:
567:
2398:
2393:
1270:
2353:
744:, was released in November 2018, and a fourth series was released in April 2020. A fifth series was confirmed on 7 July 2020.
2423:
2403:
1174:
1149:
1114:
315:
557:
1332:
2314:
2279:
1388:
318:(green card), so he started writing novels, as this did not require a work permit. He later became an American citizen.
2300:
2237:
960:"Bernard Cornwell Talks The Pagan Lord, The Challenges of Historical Fiction, And Future Plans | Emertainment Monthly"
2265:
2251:
2223:
1224:
2448:
2286:
2272:
2244:
2230:
2258:
1520:
215:
1433:
1546:
811:
2458:
2346:
1851:
1362:
788:
724:
180:
2362:
1949:
343:
186:
1874:
521:
461:
407:
199:
258:
was my real father." There he met his half-siblings, with whom he shares many traits, and learned his
1513:
282:
1011:
374:
Cornwell and wife Judy co-wrote a series of novels published under the pseudonym "Susannah Kells":
239:
1406:
439:
This was followed by a series of modern thrillers with sailing as a background and common themes:
1835:
1778:
763:
753:
350:
1500:
1250:
2428:
1941:
1825:
1301:
1195:"Bernard Cornwell Talks The Pagan Lord, The Challenges of Historical Fiction, And Future Plans"
642:
297:
110:
89:
2321:
1989:
1717:
1661:
1555:
1462:
766:. The series is notable for an appearance by Richard Sharpe's son as a supporting character.
673:
617:
540:
499:
494:
was released in the UK in October 2008. The protagonist is an archer who participates in the
474:
158:
105:
1372:
1088:
40:
2388:
1843:
1757:
1709:
1701:
1645:
1613:
613:
517:
274:
481:, said that there was "too much plot, not enough lifestyle" in the novels of Cornwell and
300:
and was later promoted to head of current affairs at BBC Northern Ireland. He then joined
8:
2307:
2293:
1765:
1693:
1637:
1581:
495:
367:
2213:
2142:
1741:
1677:
1669:
1629:
1605:
1255:
793:
759:
621:
580:
470:
429:
420:
331:
172:
85:
986:"Bernard Cornwell: BBC made The Last Kingdom due to its 'interesting echoes of today'"
870:"Bernard Cornwell: BBC made The Last Kingdom due to its 'interesting echoes of today'"
2328:
2174:
2158:
2115:
1933:
1915:
1733:
1685:
1653:
1621:
1597:
1589:
1565:
1278:
1170:
1145:
699:
490:
399:
355:
301:
267:
163:
150:
100:
2166:
2087:
2021:
1997:
1981:
1957:
1925:
1886:
1749:
1725:
1573:
838:
709:
512:
504:
361:
146:
1118:
762:
follow the adventures of Boston-born Nathaniel Starbuck during his service in the
516:, published in 2010, is another of Cornwell's stand-alone novels. It tells of the
2005:
1894:
1864:
1490:
1479:
663:
563:
335:
263:
227:
154:
802:, released in September 2014, in time for the 200th anniversary of that battle.
2013:
1973:
1965:
1340:
585:
482:
478:
339:
327:
203:
1466:
2382:
2150:
830:
651:
195:
1505:
1902:
686:
411:
353:
but decided instead to begin with a couple of "warm-up" novels. These were
648:
306:
219:
1501:
Profile interview with Bernard Cornwell: 'On Writing Historical Fiction'
425:
238:
of all kinds, and even medicine up to 1930. Reacting to being raised by
669:
588:
campaigns over the course of seven years. Subsequently, Cornwell wrote
391:
433:
365:, both published in 1981. He went on to tell the story of Badajoz in
259:
255:
250:
235:
1430:"Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles"
424:, published in 1987 and set in the period of the English retreat at
418:
characters in order to secure co-funding from Spain. The result was
1367:
330:
which chronicled the adventures of fictional British naval officer
278:
231:
191:
2194:
Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles
1457:
824:
799:
Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles
124:
243:
371:
published in 1982. He had a seven-book deal with his publisher.
190:
for MGM+. He lives in the US with his wife, alternating between
1496:
Audio interview with Bernard Cornwell at National Review Online
786:
In addition to his many novels, including a fictional account (
736:
were the basis for the second series. A third series, based on
705:
286:
66:
722:
were the basis for the first series of the television series,
223:
249:
After his adoptive father died, he changed his last name by
1065:. Radio.nationalreview.com. 21 January 2009. Archived from
1485:
Interview, chapter excerpts and Cornwell essay Stonehenge
668:
This series deals with a mid-14th century search for the
498:, a devastating defeat suffered by the French during the
349:
Cornwell originally planned to start the series with the
293:
145:(born 23 February 1944) is a British-American author of
543:
for services to literature and television production.
1144:. London: HarperCollins Publishers. pp. vi–vii.
1117:. Southessex.co.uk. 29 September 2002. Archived from
292:
Following his work as a teacher, Cornwell joined the
167:, a series of 13 novels about the making of England.
2469:
Writers of historical fiction set in the Middle Ages
1389:"'The Last Kingdom' Renewed for Season 5 by Netflix"
820:
2464:
Writers of historical fiction set in the modern age
1403:"The Author's Official site – Sharpe Books dot com"
242:, he grew up rejecting all religions and became an
1169:. London: HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 7–9.
226:, by the Wiggins family; they were members of the
704:The series focuses on the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of
693:
2380:
1192:
342:, taking the character's name from rugby player
1480:Christopher Seufert interviews Bernard Cornwell
1039:. Bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com. Archived from
584:. These detail Sharpe's adventures in various
1535:
1521:
1158:
932:
1491:"Line of Battle" interviews Bernard Cornwell
1427:
1133:
893:
2434:Officers of the Order of the British Empire
414:during its 1777 occupation by the British.
1528:
1514:
1188:
1186:
537:Officer of the Order of the British Empire
39:
2454:Naturalized citizens of the United States
928:
926:
924:
922:
920:
918:
916:
326:As a child, Cornwell loved the novels of
1302:"Cornwell's comment on The Arthur Books"
1249:
1164:
1139:
796:, Cornwell published a nonfiction book,
153:. He is best known for his novels about
2439:People educated at Monkton Combe School
1259:(Supplement). 17 June 2006. p. 24.
1183:
2419:English emigrants to the United States
2381:
935:"A Page in the Life: Bernard Cornwell"
913:
896:"A Page in the Life: Bernard Cornwell"
863:
861:
859:
857:
855:
853:
747:
1509:
867:
657:
636:
316:United States Permanent Resident Card
1330:
1312:from the original on 26 October 2019
1299:
1193:Lafferty, Hannah (31 January 2014).
558:Richard Sharpe (fictional character)
477:of historical adventures set in the
459:in 1991, and the political thriller
262:. He believes he is a descendant of
2479:Writers of modern Arthurian fiction
2409:Alumni of University College London
1432:. Fantastic Fiction. Archived from
933:Harnden, Toby (15 September 2011).
850:
394:upbringing forms the background of
218:. He was adopted and brought up in
13:
2444:People from Chatham, Massachusetts
2414:English people of Canadian descent
1405:. Bernard Cornwell. Archived from
894:Toby Harnden (15 September 2011).
769:
14:
2490:
1451:
1205:from the original on 22 June 2014
1063:"Interview with Bernard Cornwell"
966:from the original on 22 June 2014
868:Brown, Maggie (17 October 2015).
551:
823:
266:, upon whom he partly based the
2474:Writers of historical mysteries
1421:
1395:
1381:
1355:
1333:"Cornwell's comment on Heretic"
1324:
1293:
1263:
1243:
1217:
1107:
546:
398:, which takes place during the
2399:21st-century English novelists
2394:20th-century English novelists
2143:Stonehenge: A Novel of 2000 BC
1472:Bernard Cornwell interview on
1363:"Bernard Cornwell on Facebook"
1115:"A word from Bernard Cornwell"
1081:
1055:
1029:
1004:
978:
952:
887:
694:Saxon Stories/The Last Kingdom
1:
1487:(Official publisher web page)
1012:"Bernard Cornwell: Interview"
844:
812:Bernard Cornwell bibliography
781:
428:. It resulted in a series of
390:) in 1986. Cornwell's strict
2424:English historical novelists
2404:21st-century British writers
314:her. He was unable to get a
209:
7:
1201:. Boston: Emerson College.
816:
758:Four novels set during the
216:Women's Auxiliary Air Force
10:
2495:
1463:Bernard Cornwell Interview
1165:Cornwell, Bernard (1994).
1140:Cornwell, Bernard (1994).
809:
751:
697:
661:
640:
555:
535:Cornwell was appointed an
530:
522:American Revolutionary War
408:American Revolutionary War
16:British writer (born 1944)
2338:
2211:
2204:
2185:
2126:
2071:
2032:
1913:
1862:
1823:
1776:
1553:
1544:
1467:Medieval Archives Podcast
578:, published in the US as
321:
283:University College London
240:Christian Fundamentalists
122:
117:
95:
81:
73:
50:
38:
23:
805:
2449:People from Thundersley
1779:The Starbuck Chronicles
1225:"Warriors of the Storm"
754:The Starbuck Chronicles
502:. In 2004, he released
430:Sharpe television films
1942:The Lords of the North
1826:The Warlord Chronicles
1458:Author's official site
1337:Author's Official site
1306:Author's Official site
730:The Lords of the North
643:The Warlord Chronicles
161:. He has also written
111:The Warlord Chronicles
90:historical non-fiction
1990:Warriors of the Storm
690:, published in 2012.
541:2006 Birthday Honours
475:Aubrey-Maturin series
281:. He read history at
273:Cornwell was sent to
149:and a history of the
2354:Seven Kings Must Die
1343:on 27 September 2007
1281:on 16 September 2006
1271:"Richard Sharpe bio"
1199:Emertainment Monthly
1037:"Cornwell Biography"
647:A trilogy depicting
518:Penobscot Expedition
402:. He also published
275:Monkton Combe School
2459:Writers from London
2033:With Susannah Kells
1409:on 2 September 2011
1331:Cornwell, Bernard.
1300:Cornwell, Bernard.
1043:on 25 February 2008
748:Starbuck Chronicles
520:of 1779 during the
496:Battle of Agincourt
443:published in 1988,
378:published in 1983,
230:, a strict sect of
2322:Sharpe's Challenge
1718:Sharpe's Trafalgar
1662:Sharpe's Christmas
1428:Bernard Cornwell.
1256:The London Gazette
794:battle of Waterloo
760:American Civil War
674:Hundred Years' War
658:Grail Quest novels
637:Warlord Chronicles
618:Sharpe's Christmas
602:Sharpe's Trafalgar
500:Hundred Years' War
332:Horatio Hornblower
86:Historical fiction
2376:
2375:
2372:
2371:
2315:Sharpe's Waterloo
2280:Sharpe's Regiment
2175:Fools and Mortals
1934:The Pale Horseman
1916:The Saxon Stories
1880:The Archer's Tale
1813:The Bloody Ground
1758:Sharpe's Assassin
1710:Sharpe's Skirmish
1702:Sharpe's Fortress
1646:Sharpe's Waterloo
1614:Sharpe's Regiment
1377:on 27 April 2022.
1231:. 22 October 2015
1176:978-0-00-779651-9
1151:978-0-00-780509-9
1069:on 25 August 2011
992:. 17 October 2015
789:Sharpe's Waterloo
720:The Pale Horseman
700:The Saxon Stories
614:Sharpe's Skirmish
598:Sharpe's Fortress
576:Sharpe's Waterloo
400:English Civil War
302:Thames Television
176:television series
164:The Saxon Stories
151:Waterloo Campaign
147:historical novels
135:
134:
101:The Saxon Stories
2486:
2347:The Last Kingdom
2308:Sharpe's Justice
2301:Sharpe's Revenge
2294:Sharpe's Mission
2238:Sharpe's Company
2209:
2208:
2041:A Crowning Mercy
1998:The Flame Bearer
1982:The Empty Throne
1958:The Burning Land
1926:The Last Kingdom
1766:Sharpe's Command
1694:Sharpe's Triumph
1638:Sharpe's Revenge
1582:Sharpe's Company
1538:Bernard Cornwell
1530:
1523:
1516:
1507:
1506:
1446:
1445:
1443:
1441:
1425:
1419:
1418:
1416:
1414:
1399:
1393:
1392:
1385:
1379:
1378:
1376:
1371:. Archived from
1359:
1353:
1352:
1350:
1348:
1339:. Archived from
1328:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1317:
1297:
1291:
1290:
1288:
1286:
1277:. Archived from
1267:
1261:
1260:
1247:
1241:
1240:
1238:
1236:
1221:
1215:
1214:
1212:
1210:
1190:
1181:
1180:
1162:
1156:
1155:
1137:
1131:
1130:
1128:
1126:
1121:on 24 March 2012
1111:
1105:
1104:
1102:
1100:
1085:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1074:
1059:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1048:
1033:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1022:
1008:
1002:
1001:
999:
997:
982:
976:
975:
973:
971:
962:. 22 June 2014.
956:
950:
949:
947:
945:
930:
911:
910:
908:
906:
891:
885:
884:
882:
880:
865:
839:Faulconer County
833:
828:
827:
764:Confederate Army
738:The Burning Land
725:The Last Kingdom
716:The Last Kingdom
710:Alfred the Great
594:Sharpe's Triumph
568:Arthur Wellesley
505:The Last Kingdom
473:, who wrote the
396:A Crowning Mercy
376:A Crowning Mercy
368:Sharpe's Company
351:Siege of Badajoz
181:The Last Kingdom
144:
138:Bernard Cornwell
131:
128:
127:.bernardcornwell
126:
64:
61:23 February 1944
60:
58:
45:Cornwell in 2013
43:
33:
25:Bernard Cornwell
21:
20:
2494:
2493:
2489:
2488:
2487:
2485:
2484:
2483:
2379:
2378:
2377:
2368:
2363:The Winter King
2334:
2266:Sharpe's Battle
2252:Sharpe's Honour
2224:Sharpe's Rifles
2200:
2181:
2122:
2067:
2062:The Aristocrats
2028:
2006:War of the Wolf
1909:
1865:The Grail Quest
1858:
1836:The Winter King
1819:
1772:
1742:Sharpe's Escape
1678:Sharpe's Ransom
1670:Sharpe's Battle
1630:Sharpe's Rifles
1606:Sharpe's Honour
1549:
1540:
1534:
1454:
1449:
1439:
1437:
1426:
1422:
1412:
1410:
1401:
1400:
1396:
1387:
1386:
1382:
1361:
1360:
1356:
1346:
1344:
1329:
1325:
1315:
1313:
1298:
1294:
1284:
1282:
1275:The South Essex
1269:
1268:
1264:
1248:
1244:
1234:
1232:
1223:
1222:
1218:
1208:
1206:
1191:
1184:
1177:
1167:Sharpe's Rifles
1163:
1159:
1152:
1138:
1134:
1124:
1122:
1113:
1112:
1108:
1098:
1096:
1087:
1086:
1082:
1072:
1070:
1061:
1060:
1056:
1046:
1044:
1035:
1034:
1030:
1020:
1018:
1010:
1009:
1005:
995:
993:
984:
983:
979:
969:
967:
958:
957:
953:
943:
941:
931:
914:
904:
902:
892:
888:
878:
876:
866:
851:
847:
829:
822:
819:
814:
808:
784:
772:
770:Thriller series
756:
750:
702:
696:
666:
664:The Grail Quest
660:
645:
639:
630:Sharpe's Battle
622:Sharpe's Ransom
574:and ended with
572:Sharpe's Rifles
564:Peninsular Wars
560:
554:
549:
533:
471:Patrick O'Brian
421:Sharpe's Rifles
388:The Aristocrats
336:Napoleonic Wars
324:
264:Uhtred the Bold
228:Peculiar People
212:
187:The Winter King
155:Napoleonic Wars
140:
123:
108:
103:
65:
62:
56:
54:
46:
34:
29:
27:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2492:
2482:
2481:
2476:
2471:
2466:
2461:
2456:
2451:
2446:
2441:
2436:
2431:
2426:
2421:
2416:
2411:
2406:
2401:
2396:
2391:
2374:
2373:
2370:
2369:
2367:
2366:
2359:
2358:
2357:
2342:
2340:
2336:
2335:
2333:
2332:
2329:Sharpe's Peril
2325:
2318:
2311:
2304:
2297:
2290:
2287:Sharpe's Siege
2283:
2276:
2273:Sharpe's Sword
2269:
2262:
2255:
2248:
2245:Sharpe's Enemy
2241:
2234:
2231:Sharpe's Eagle
2227:
2219:
2217:
2206:
2205:TV adaptations
2202:
2201:
2199:
2198:
2189:
2187:
2183:
2182:
2180:
2179:
2171:
2163:
2155:
2147:
2139:
2130:
2128:
2124:
2123:
2121:
2120:
2112:
2104:
2096:
2084:
2075:
2073:
2069:
2068:
2066:
2065:
2053:
2045:
2036:
2034:
2030:
2029:
2027:
2026:
2018:
2014:Sword of Kings
2010:
2002:
1994:
1986:
1978:
1974:The Pagan Lord
1970:
1966:Death of Kings
1962:
1954:
1946:
1938:
1930:
1921:
1919:
1911:
1910:
1908:
1907:
1899:
1891:
1883:
1870:
1868:
1860:
1859:
1857:
1856:
1848:
1840:
1831:
1829:
1821:
1820:
1818:
1817:
1809:
1801:
1793:
1784:
1782:
1774:
1773:
1771:
1770:
1762:
1754:
1746:
1738:
1734:Sharpe's Havoc
1730:
1722:
1714:
1706:
1698:
1690:
1686:Sharpe's Tiger
1682:
1674:
1666:
1658:
1654:Sharpe's Devil
1650:
1642:
1634:
1626:
1622:Sharpe's Siege
1618:
1610:
1602:
1598:Sharpe's Enemy
1594:
1590:Sharpe's Sword
1586:
1578:
1570:
1566:Sharpe's Eagle
1561:
1559:
1551:
1550:
1545:
1542:
1541:
1533:
1532:
1525:
1518:
1510:
1504:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1482:
1477:
1469:
1460:
1453:
1452:External links
1450:
1448:
1447:
1436:on 9 July 2014
1420:
1394:
1391:. 7 July 2020.
1380:
1354:
1323:
1292:
1262:
1242:
1229:Kirkus Reviews
1216:
1182:
1175:
1157:
1150:
1142:Sharpe's Eagle
1132:
1106:
1089:"About Sharpe"
1080:
1054:
1028:
1016:The Bookseller
1003:
977:
951:
912:
886:
848:
846:
843:
842:
841:
835:
834:
818:
815:
810:Main article:
807:
804:
783:
780:
771:
768:
752:Main article:
749:
746:
742:Death of Kings
698:Main article:
695:
692:
662:Main article:
659:
656:
641:Main article:
638:
635:
610:Sharpe's Devil
590:Sharpe's Tiger
586:Peninsular War
556:Main article:
553:
552:Sharpe stories
550:
548:
545:
532:
529:
483:C. S. Forester
479:Napoleonic era
356:Sharpe's Eagle
340:Peninsular War
328:C. S. Forester
323:
320:
211:
208:
204:South Carolina
159:Richard Sharpe
133:
132:
120:
119:
115:
114:
97:
93:
92:
83:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
52:
48:
47:
44:
36:
35:
28:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2491:
2480:
2477:
2475:
2472:
2470:
2467:
2465:
2462:
2460:
2457:
2455:
2452:
2450:
2447:
2445:
2442:
2440:
2437:
2435:
2432:
2430:
2429:Living people
2427:
2425:
2422:
2420:
2417:
2415:
2412:
2410:
2407:
2405:
2402:
2400:
2397:
2395:
2392:
2390:
2387:
2386:
2384:
2365:
2364:
2360:
2356:
2355:
2351:
2350:
2349:
2348:
2344:
2343:
2341:
2337:
2331:
2330:
2326:
2324:
2323:
2319:
2317:
2316:
2312:
2310:
2309:
2305:
2303:
2302:
2298:
2296:
2295:
2291:
2289:
2288:
2284:
2282:
2281:
2277:
2275:
2274:
2270:
2268:
2267:
2263:
2261:
2260:
2259:Sharpe's Gold
2256:
2254:
2253:
2249:
2247:
2246:
2242:
2240:
2239:
2235:
2233:
2232:
2228:
2226:
2225:
2221:
2220:
2218:
2216:
2215:
2210:
2207:
2203:
2196:
2195:
2191:
2190:
2188:
2184:
2177:
2176:
2172:
2169:
2168:
2164:
2161:
2160:
2156:
2153:
2152:
2151:Gallows Thief
2148:
2145:
2144:
2140:
2137:
2136:
2132:
2131:
2129:
2125:
2118:
2117:
2113:
2110:
2109:
2105:
2102:
2101:
2097:
2094:
2093:Killer's Wake
2090:
2089:
2085:
2082:
2081:
2077:
2076:
2074:
2070:
2063:
2059:
2058:
2054:
2051:
2050:
2049:Fallen Angels
2046:
2043:
2042:
2038:
2037:
2035:
2031:
2024:
2023:
2019:
2016:
2015:
2011:
2008:
2007:
2003:
2000:
1999:
1995:
1992:
1991:
1987:
1984:
1983:
1979:
1976:
1975:
1971:
1968:
1967:
1963:
1960:
1959:
1955:
1952:
1951:
1947:
1944:
1943:
1939:
1936:
1935:
1931:
1928:
1927:
1923:
1922:
1920:
1918:
1917:
1912:
1905:
1904:
1900:
1897:
1896:
1892:
1889:
1888:
1884:
1881:
1877:
1876:
1872:
1871:
1869:
1867:
1866:
1861:
1854:
1853:
1849:
1846:
1845:
1841:
1838:
1837:
1833:
1832:
1830:
1828:
1827:
1822:
1815:
1814:
1810:
1807:
1806:
1802:
1799:
1798:
1794:
1791:
1790:
1786:
1785:
1783:
1781:
1780:
1775:
1768:
1767:
1763:
1760:
1759:
1755:
1752:
1751:
1750:Sharpe's Fury
1747:
1744:
1743:
1739:
1736:
1735:
1731:
1728:
1727:
1726:Sharpe's Prey
1723:
1720:
1719:
1715:
1712:
1711:
1707:
1704:
1703:
1699:
1696:
1695:
1691:
1688:
1687:
1683:
1680:
1679:
1675:
1672:
1671:
1667:
1664:
1663:
1659:
1656:
1655:
1651:
1648:
1647:
1643:
1640:
1639:
1635:
1632:
1631:
1627:
1624:
1623:
1619:
1616:
1615:
1611:
1608:
1607:
1603:
1600:
1599:
1595:
1592:
1591:
1587:
1584:
1583:
1579:
1576:
1575:
1574:Sharpe's Gold
1571:
1568:
1567:
1563:
1562:
1560:
1558:
1557:
1552:
1548:
1543:
1539:
1531:
1526:
1524:
1519:
1517:
1512:
1511:
1508:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1475:
1470:
1468:
1464:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1455:
1435:
1431:
1424:
1408:
1404:
1398:
1390:
1384:
1375:
1370:
1369:
1364:
1358:
1342:
1338:
1334:
1327:
1311:
1307:
1303:
1296:
1280:
1276:
1272:
1266:
1258:
1257:
1252:
1246:
1230:
1226:
1220:
1204:
1200:
1196:
1189:
1187:
1178:
1172:
1168:
1161:
1153:
1147:
1143:
1136:
1120:
1116:
1110:
1094:
1090:
1084:
1068:
1064:
1058:
1042:
1038:
1032:
1017:
1013:
1007:
991:
987:
981:
965:
961:
955:
940:
939:The Telegraph
936:
929:
927:
925:
923:
921:
919:
917:
901:
900:The Telegraph
897:
890:
875:
871:
864:
862:
860:
858:
856:
854:
849:
840:
837:
836:
832:
831:Novels portal
826:
821:
813:
803:
801:
800:
795:
791:
790:
779:
777:
767:
765:
761:
755:
745:
743:
739:
735:
731:
727:
726:
721:
717:
713:
711:
707:
701:
691:
689:
688:
683:
679:
675:
671:
665:
655:
653:
650:
644:
634:
631:
625:
623:
619:
615:
611:
607:
606:Sharpe's Prey
603:
599:
595:
591:
587:
583:
582:
577:
573:
569:
565:
559:
544:
542:
539:(OBE) in the
538:
528:
525:
523:
519:
515:
514:
509:
507:
506:
501:
497:
493:
492:
486:
484:
480:
476:
472:
466:
464:
463:
458:
454:
450:
449:Killer's Wake
446:
442:
437:
435:
431:
427:
423:
422:
415:
413:
410:novel set in
409:
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
385:
382:in 1984, and
381:
380:Fallen Angels
377:
372:
370:
369:
364:
363:
362:Sharpe's Gold
358:
357:
352:
347:
345:
344:Richard Sharp
341:
337:
333:
329:
319:
317:
311:
309:
308:
304:as editor of
303:
299:
295:
290:
288:
284:
280:
276:
271:
270:book series.
269:
268:Saxon Stories
265:
261:
257:
252:
247:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
207:
205:
201:
197:
196:Massachusetts
193:
189:
188:
183:
182:
177:
175:
168:
166:
165:
160:
156:
152:
148:
143:
139:
130:
121:
116:
113:
112:
107:
104:
102:
98:
96:Notable works
94:
91:
87:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
63:(age 80)
53:
49:
42:
37:
32:
22:
19:
2361:
2352:
2345:
2327:
2320:
2313:
2306:
2299:
2292:
2285:
2278:
2271:
2264:
2257:
2250:
2243:
2236:
2229:
2222:
2212:
2192:
2173:
2165:
2157:
2149:
2141:
2133:
2127:Other novels
2114:
2106:
2098:
2092:
2086:
2078:
2061:
2057:Coat of Arms
2055:
2047:
2039:
2020:
2012:
2004:
1996:
1988:
1980:
1972:
1964:
1956:
1948:
1940:
1932:
1924:
1914:
1901:
1893:
1885:
1879:
1873:
1863:
1850:
1844:Enemy of God
1842:
1834:
1824:
1811:
1803:
1795:
1787:
1777:
1764:
1756:
1748:
1740:
1732:
1724:
1716:
1708:
1700:
1692:
1684:
1676:
1668:
1660:
1652:
1644:
1636:
1628:
1620:
1612:
1604:
1596:
1588:
1580:
1572:
1564:
1554:
1547:Bibliography
1537:
1473:
1438:. Retrieved
1434:the original
1423:
1413:12 September
1411:. Retrieved
1407:the original
1397:
1383:
1374:the original
1366:
1357:
1345:. Retrieved
1341:the original
1336:
1326:
1314:. Retrieved
1305:
1295:
1283:. Retrieved
1279:the original
1274:
1265:
1254:
1245:
1233:. Retrieved
1228:
1219:
1207:. Retrieved
1198:
1166:
1160:
1141:
1135:
1125:12 September
1123:. Retrieved
1119:the original
1109:
1097:. Retrieved
1092:
1083:
1073:12 September
1071:. Retrieved
1067:the original
1057:
1047:12 September
1045:. Retrieved
1041:the original
1031:
1019:. Retrieved
1015:
1006:
994:. Retrieved
990:The Guardian
989:
980:
968:. Retrieved
954:
942:. Retrieved
938:
903:. Retrieved
899:
889:
877:. Retrieved
874:The Guardian
873:
797:
787:
785:
775:
773:
757:
741:
737:
733:
729:
723:
719:
715:
714:
703:
685:
681:
677:
667:
646:
629:
626:
609:
605:
601:
597:
593:
589:
579:
575:
571:
561:
547:Novel series
534:
526:
511:
510:
503:
489:
487:
467:
460:
456:
452:
448:
444:
440:
438:
419:
416:
412:Philadelphia
406:in 1987, an
403:
395:
387:
384:Coat of Arms
383:
379:
375:
373:
366:
360:
354:
348:
325:
312:
305:
291:
272:
248:
213:
185:
179:
173:
169:
162:
137:
136:
109:
99:
18:
2389:1944 births
2186:Non-fiction
1805:Battle Flag
1285:22 February
1251:"No. 58014"
1235:24 November
1099:28 November
944:28 November
905:25 February
672:during the
451:) in 1989,
334:during the
307:Thames News
234:who banned
220:Thundersley
184:by BBC and
2383:Categories
2108:Stormchild
1950:Sword Song
1797:Copperhead
1474:BookBanter
879:19 October
845:References
782:Nonfiction
734:Sword Song
670:Holy Grail
457:Stormchild
392:Protestant
298:Nationwide
200:Charleston
74:Occupation
57:1944-02-23
2159:Azincourt
2116:Scoundrel
2100:Crackdown
2080:Wildtrack
2072:Thrillers
1875:Harlequin
1852:Excalibur
1536:Works by
1347:2 October
1093:Yesterday
792:) of the
649:Arthurian
491:Azincourt
465:in 1992.
462:Scoundrel
455:in 1990,
453:Crackdown
441:Wildtrack
434:Sean Bean
432:starring
260:genealogy
256:Vancouver
251:deed poll
236:frivolity
232:pacifists
210:Biography
157:rifleman
69:, England
2167:The Fort
2095:) (1989)
2088:Sea Lord
2064:) (1986)
2022:War Lord
1887:Vagabond
1882:) (2000)
1368:Facebook
1310:Archived
1203:Archived
964:Archived
817:See also
776:Royalist
728:, while
581:Waterloo
513:The Fort
445:Sea Lord
426:A Coruña
279:Somerset
192:Cape Cod
178:by ITV,
2135:Redcoat
1895:Heretic
1095:. UK tv
1021:26 June
996:26 June
970:12 June
682:Heretic
678:Heretic
652:Britain
620:" and "
531:Honours
404:Redcoat
244:atheist
118:Website
2214:Sharpe
2197:(2014)
2178:(2017)
2170:(2010)
2162:(2008)
2154:(2001)
2146:(1999)
2138:(1987)
2119:(1992)
2111:(1991)
2103:(1990)
2083:(1988)
2052:(1984)
2044:(1983)
2025:(2020)
2017:(2019)
2009:(2018)
2001:(2016)
1993:(2015)
1985:(2014)
1977:(2013)
1969:(2011)
1961:(2009)
1953:(2007)
1945:(2006)
1937:(2005)
1929:(2004)
1906:(2012)
1898:(2003)
1890:(2002)
1855:(1997)
1847:(1996)
1839:(1995)
1816:(1996)
1808:(1995)
1800:(1994)
1792:(1993)
1769:(2023)
1761:(2021)
1753:(2006)
1745:(2004)
1737:(2003)
1729:(2001)
1721:(2000)
1713:(1999)
1705:(1999)
1697:(1998)
1689:(1997)
1681:(1995)
1673:(1995)
1665:(1994)
1657:(1992)
1649:(1990)
1641:(1989)
1633:(1988)
1625:(1987)
1617:(1986)
1609:(1985)
1601:(1984)
1593:(1983)
1585:(1982)
1577:(1981)
1569:(1981)
1556:Sharpe
1440:9 June
1316:14 May
1209:9 June
1173:
1148:
706:Wessex
604:, and
322:Career
287:myopia
198:, and
174:Sharpe
106:Sharpe
77:Author
67:London
2339:Other
2091:(aka
2060:(aka
1878:(aka
1789:Rebel
806:Works
566:once
386:(aka
224:Essex
82:Genre
1903:1356
1442:2014
1415:2011
1349:2007
1318:2020
1287:2008
1237:2015
1211:2014
1171:ISBN
1146:ISBN
1127:2011
1101:2015
1075:2011
1049:2011
1023:2018
998:2018
972:2022
946:2015
907:2019
881:2015
740:and
732:and
718:and
687:1356
616:", "
447:(or
359:and
129:.net
51:Born
1465:on
624:".
524:.
310:.
296:'s
294:BBC
277:in
142:OBE
125:www
31:OBE
2385::
1365:.
1335:.
1308:.
1304:.
1273:.
1253:.
1227:.
1197:.
1185:^
1091:.
1014:.
988:.
937:.
915:^
898:.
872:.
852:^
600:,
596:,
592:,
436:.
346:.
289:.
246:.
222:,
206:.
202:,
194:,
88:,
59:)
1529:e
1522:t
1515:v
1444:.
1417:.
1351:.
1320:.
1289:.
1239:.
1213:.
1179:.
1154:.
1129:.
1103:.
1077:.
1051:.
1025:.
1000:.
974:.
948:.
909:.
883:.
55:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
