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Dear Bernard

This video on how the English lost Normandy  in a Last Stand at the Battle of Formigny I thought  would ge of interest. Crazy but true but I noticed many people in England think because of Agincourt that they won the Hundred Years War. As I tell them Not the case I'm afraid

Regards

Geraint

https://youtu.be/-rSnwmez0_w

 

Hi,

I'm sure you get messages like this all the time, but I was listening (again) to Enemy of God on the drive home from work and realised I've been a bit of an ingrate. I've never said thanks.

For more than 20-years, I've dipped into the adventures of Derfel, Uhtred and Starbuck (and more besides), and I feel now like the stories and heroes within them are carved into my soul.

So, with all my heart - thank you, Bernard. If you're ever in the midlands, UK and fancy a pint, it'd be the least I could do.

Sincerely,

Adam

Dear Mr Cornwell,

just a note of thanks for your many wonderful books. I love the Sharpe series, and reading about Uhtred.

I came to your books via Forester and the Hornblower books. I still love Napoleonic books and it lead me to study history and ancient history (Rosemary Sutcliffe was a gem!). Ultimately I ended up an anthropologist and archaeologsit.

As a teenager rummaging through second hand book stores I found your thrillers like Wildtrak which led me down even greater reading adventures!

I'm keen to give your redcoat series and Azincourt books a read as well.

So just a thanks for all your wonderful work!

Nathan Woolford

Australia

I have no manuscripts, no suggestions, and no books for you to sign.

 

I am a man in my 20's, and have been reading long-form fiction since I was 6. I first found Sharpe by way of Hornblower when I was 14, and consider your resumption of that series the finest thing to come out of the pandemic other than my marriage. It took me a month to binge my way through the Saxon Stories of your ancestor Uhtred, and I have just bought the first of your books on my childhood hero Arthur. A man could do worse than to grow up with Sharpe, come into his own in this new and unfriendly world with Uhtred, and see the technicolor world in crueler and more vivid colors with your Arthur and Merlin.

 

In my opinion, there are two types of authors. Prolific but prosaic writers who churn out volumes neat in set and established patterns that eventually batter a reader into putting a book down out of boredom, and exciting but eccentric poets whose esoteric work inevitably alienates a reader who trades down to more earthy fare. I think you do a phenomenal job of walking the narrow line in between. Sharpe and Uhtred are both complicated protagonists who capture nicely the modern man in a post-modern world yet transport a reader to simpler times and more brutal worlds.

 

I wish you persistent health and incremental prosperity, and look forward to many years spent waiting for the next Cornwell to come out in the fall.

Austin Wang

 

I would love to discuss the other notable incidents in history where Fort George plays a central role.  The capture, internment and escape of Peleg Wadsworth in 1781 (Three years after the Penobscot Expedition) The site of two public hangings  The British occupation of 1813-1815. The site of the earliest known baseball games.(1840) (Noah Brooks "Fairport Nine") The only surviving historic site where Louis Sockalexis played baseball (The Cleveland Indian) And countless incredible Little League baseball games. There is so much more to the story of Fort George.

Ted Lameyer

Hello.

Your fans would love you to write a Robin Hood book, one of Britain's greatest heroes.  You know you want to!

Thank you.

Andrew S., Leeds

Hi Bernard,

Just really wanted to reach out and say thank you. I have read all of your books over the years but like a lot of people I am particularly drawn to Sharpe and his series. Every so often i re-read the series in chronological order and am just on the fifth time now. Despite this fact, I always pick up little nuances every time and still marvel at the descriptive characters, historical accuracy and ripping pace of the books.

Thank you again

Best Wishes

Chris Jackson

Dear Sir:

I have, I think,  read most of your books.  I really like them all.  I, after your suggestion, purchased (a used copy of) Years of the Sword (exact title?) about Arthur Wellesley.  Now I see how you got your inspiration for the Sharpes Rifles.  One would almost think that this was your outline for your series.

Thanks.

Neil McGrath

 

Hi Bernard,

I just wanted to drop you a friendly message to say how much I thoroughly enjoy your work - particularly Sharpe (I’ve not long finished Sharpe’s Eagle). For me what I love is the meticulous nature in the way the background information has been researched and written (it’s really informative and educational and the ‘Historical notes’ are excellent).

I actually struggled to read when I was younger and I certainly found it difficult to get into books. However, reading Shapes Tiger started a love of literature and learning. I recently completed my PhD and I would say that your work has helped me to fall in love with reading, research and developing understanding.

I have also recently watched the last kingdom (I do intent to read the books too) and I learnt so much about the history of the UK (which I never would have known). So I suppose I just wanted to drop you a message to say ‘Thank you’ for writing such excellent books and helping to develop a love for reading and learning in an individual that has struggled in the past.

Kind regards,

Jack Wells

Hello Mr Cornwell,

First I want to say how much I have enjoyed  your books.

I was recently in Quebec traveling with a friend. We stopped at a graveyard that he had members in. The first headstone that we across as we walked into the graveyard had the following inscription on it.

 

" John Baxter....?1790-1870? ...Infantry man 21 years in the English Army, recd 2 medals in the Battle of Corunna 1809 Spanish Pen War"

 

I have a picture of headstone.

 

I was really surprised to see this headstone and thought it might be some interest to you.

 

Have a great day

Tim Rowe.