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Bernard Cornwell

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in London, England, The United Kingdom

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Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

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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 Nort ...more

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The Winter King TV series

An adaptation of my Warlord Chronicles (the Arthur books) will be available on MGM+ (formerly known as Epix) in the US on 20 August 2023. The 10-episode series stars Iain De Caestecker. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/king-arthur-drama-the-winter-king-ordered-mgm-1235493381/

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	The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 94,131 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 52,200 ratings — published 2006 — 128 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 45,080 ratings — published 2007 — 111 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 45,187 ratings — published 1995 — 118 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4) 4.31 avg rating — 38,691 ratings — published 2007 — 99 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5) 4.31 avg rating — 34,924 ratings — published 2009 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6) 4.30 avg rating — 28,784 ratings — published 2011 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 29,743 ratings — published 2000 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agincourt 4.15 avg rating — 28,332 ratings — published 2008 — 101 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7) 4.36 avg rating — 25,901 ratings — published 2013 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Bernard Cornwell (?)

“But fate, as Merlin always taught us, is inexorable. Life is a jest of the Gods, Merlin liked to claim, and there is no justice. You must learn to laugh, he once told me, or else you'll just weep yourself to death.”
― Bernard Cornwell, The Winter King

tags: laugh, life, religion, weep

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“Destiny is all, Ravn liked to tell me, destiny is everything. He would even say it in English, “Wyrd biõ ful ãræd.”
― Bernard Cornwell, The Last Kingdom

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“Don't tell me the moon is shining, show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
― Bernard Cornwall

tags: on-writing, readers-and-writers, writing, writing-craft

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