Bulletin Board

in reply to Geraint who mentioned Edward 1st and the creation of the UK, I do believe that although he aspired to conquer all Britain he failed and it was a Scottish king, James 6th who realised this dream and had the union flag designed as a flag for all Britain, There was an excellent series on BBC a while back, "A history of Scotland", which charted it from a northern territory of Britain through to James 6th ascending the English throne. It opened my eyes to a lot of things I never knew and blew away a few myths, well worth watching if you get the chance. Peter Brown

Further to my previous e-mails, I have now finished reading Azincourt. Whilst I have enjoyed the book I am left very angry and upset that you could not even be bothered to put in the historical note that there had been another Hooke (Hook, Hoke) whatever spelling that you prefer who had been present at Agincourt and who saved the life of Henry with his standard. Archives of Gloucester. Thomas Hooke rode under the command of Sir Guy Whittington, Lord of the manor of Pauntley. Sophia Hodgson (nee Hooke)

I must say out standing work, I have read many of your books and must say that I have enjoyed everyone of them. As a military man, your books have bean like friends to me in some pretty nasty places. Please keep up the work and look forward to your next book

Jack Profijt

I've enjoyed reading your books, acquiring them piecemeal on my annual "cultural pilgrimages" to the UK. I first came across the Sharpe series as the TV series (in German) was broadcast on RTL2. Being ex-Royal signals, I noted in "Sharpe's Enemy" a reference to the Chaplain General also being in charge of the Telegraph system. In fact, the Chaplain General, the Rev John Gamble, formerly a Mathematics don at Pembroke College, invented a "radiated telegraph" system and sold it to the Army in 1797. This was used by the Army instead of the Murray Telegraph adopted by the Admiralty in 1796 Just a little tidbit to add to your rather full unco-ordinated notebook! Roger Greenaway

I would like to thank you for many hours of complete enjoyment. I have read practically all your books including Agincourt. Your scholarship and story telling is truly exceptional. My main regret is what to read for the rest of the winter. My best regards, Tony Lister

All I can say is this - Thank You sooo much for Sharpe! thank you, thank you, thank you. David Cuthbert

Hello Mr Cornwell, I have just finished the trilogy on King Arthur you did and I am just emailing to say it was the best read I ever read. I am not usually a book person but I couldn't put these down. I got so involved in Derfel's story that when his friends died it was as if my friends we also gone. So I was happy when he was and sad when he was too. No book has ever made me feel this way and I just wanted to say what a good job you did. It's a shame the tale ended but thanks for the story, cheers, Adrian

I was very happy to find you website and find that you let people contact you. I just wanted to say that, to be honest, I had never read any of your books until recently I picked up a copy of The Last Kingdom at my local library. Let me just say I am hooked. I have not only read the first 3 in less than 2 weeks, I have been looking to buy the whole series. Your work is amazing, and this coming from somebody who never enjoyed history. That is, until now. You have a great way of writing and capturing a readers attention. I have also looked up many of your other books. I am sure you have heard this before but you are now my favorite writer. I hope you continue writing wonderful stories, as I will continue to read them. I can't put them down!
Erin

Hi Bernard, just wanted to drop a line and thank you for all your wonderful books. I took up the journey reading your books in proper time line. Started with the Arthur books then moved on to the Saxon stories and recently finished The grail quest series and Azincourt. Soon will begin on the Sharpe series. I have a tenancy to cross reference your books with non historical fiction books on the particular battle or period in your books. Your reference in your books has been always been spot on and true to history. I just finished reading Azincourt and picked up a book Agincourt by Michael K Jones which is non fiction and explains the battle very well. I was so impressed with the accuracy and how much true history you put into this book. You even included the scene where the precious box was stolen from the church in one of the villages and the fellow was hanged for it which is a true account. Keep up the great work Vadim Ozerianski from Australia

Mr. Cornwell, Attached is a link which has circulated on the internet- it appears to be a plausible explanation as to how Stonehenge was constructed. You will have to cut and paste it into your web browser address bar. I truly enjoy your work- Thank you for sharing your creativity. Andy Stevens http://j-walkblog.com/index.php?/weblog/posts/moving_big_rocks.