Your Questions

Good day sir,I have just finished your "Waterloo" enjoyed it very much,thank you for taking the time to do it.I am always looking forward to your latest work.

I am curious,have you ever considered doing a series or book on "King Philips War 1675-1676"? A truly brutal war between founding nations!

I understand this event took place in the Southern New England area,almost your in back yard it might be said?

Thank You,

Happy Trails

SC

Dear sir

In Sharpe’s Devil …………….You wrote about Sharpe translating to Lucille what Louisa was saying about the “Service Blas Vivar did Sharpe”  and adding some facts of his own………

Please can I ask what you mean by that?  I have always assumed that you meant Sharpe was advising Lucille that he and his Riflemen also helped Vivar and Vivar needed Sharpe’s help as much as the other way round.

But I could be way off the mark with my assumption.

As a side question.........Have you been watching this year’s 6 Nations?  Our Mutual acquaintance has been pleased with the results if not the performances.

Lee

Thanks for years of books! I have just experienced The Flame Bearer! I would love to see a diagram, a kind of architectural drawing, of Bebbanburg to go along with the pronunciation guide and map you always provide. Bebbanburg is the central "stage" of Uhtred's story. I would enjoy a drawing to help me see the Sea Gate beneath and all around the great gates and the buildings inside the castle. Again, thanks for your stories. I wait faithfully every year for a new one. (I am a 72 year old English teacher from Texas.)

Sharon Kingston

Hello Mr. Cornwell,

I am an avid follower of the Saxon Chronicles and loved the Grail Quest books. Planning on starting on the Sharpe series soon. My mother's maiden name was Sharpe so seems only natural that I should read them.

 

I have read many books about different specific periods in the history of England. Is there a comprehensive history of the country that you would recommend? Many thanks.

Randall Douglas

 

Hi Bernard

I run a small Falconry Centre in the Orkney Islands Scotland. I am a keen reader of the Uhtred series. You refer to Hawks & Falcons regularly. I am trying to research information about Viking falconry, my Centre is in the groundsof an historic building. I  am keen to know if Falcons & Hawks are an interest of yours? & if you have any references to Vikings,Danes or Norsemen & Falcons?. I wish to build my historical knowledge to enhance my Falconry Displays.

I have read somewhere that Trained Falcons were once symbols of the control of Christianity & free birds a symbol of Pagan beliefs. When a Falcon is mentioned it appears that things go wrong for Uhtred. Is this a coincidence? ( I understand if this is not something you want to comment on ) Thanks for your time.

Keith

skaillhousefalconry.co .uk

Bernard

Your Arthurian Series and Last Kingdom Series have rekindled my enthusiasm for reading. Thank you so much. I wanted to ask if you felt you had any latent material pertaining to more recent periods in history? WW II for example? The era could do with the Cornwell treatment.

Ed Sexton

 

Dear Mr Cornwell,

I'm a keen reader of your books (Sharpe particularly) and also of C S Forester's Hornblower novels. Since reading your introduction to recent editions of 'Hornblower and the Atropos' it has been a recurring idea of mine that the missing pages of 'Hornblower and the crisis' as written by your good self would be well worth reading. I can think of no other author who is so qualified to complete Forester's last work and I hope that you might consider it for a possible future project.

With best wishes and thanks for a great many happy hours following Richard Sharpe on his adventures,

David Roskelly

Hi

An avid reader of yours since Sharpe series

When is next book please?

Peter

thank you so much for the Sharpe books I love them all ! would have loved to have read about Sharpe in Canada /usa about 1812  , again thank you sir

eamonn

Would love to purchase a boxed set of entire Sharpe series.  Are there any plans for your publisher to re-publish the series as such???

Rolland Oneill