Your Questions

Have you ever considered writing the story of England as if Harrold had defeated William at Hastings? We appear to have lost our identity as opposed to the Welsh, Scots & Irish.

Richard Cater

Dear Mr Cornwell,

I am a huge fan, and I have in fact emailed you before! My grandfather got me into your books about four years ago. I got the Empty Throne and Waterloo for Christmas and have finished the Empty Throne and am about to start Waterloo, Uthred has been my favourite character of all of your main, but Finan is probably the funniest with his quick remarks and I enjoy their long conversations. What is your favourite character that you have ever produced? In the Warrior Chronicles? And that you have read? Also, I thought that Uhtred's description of King Edward was very similar to George RR Martins King Robert in a Game of Thrones and wondered if you took the idea from that character?  Will Uhtred's sorry end with his death or will you carry it on through his son like you did in the prologue to the Empty Throne? Finally I am wondering if you will bring out two books again in 2015 or just one and what book(s) it/they will be? Will it be Uthred? A stand alone or a new series? since several have come to a close. Thank you for reading this and I would like to add I wish to be an author one day myself and have taken a lot of inspiration from your works, you have definitely been a huge influence for my wish to write and have had a massive mark on my future and mark on my life.

Thank You once again

Tierney Witty,

I have just finished 'the empty throne', which I enjoyed as much as the others, and I noticed throughout the book that you referred to the 'making of England'. I have also in the past read the 'the making of England' series by Stewart Binns which focuses on events about 150 years later. So, who in your opinion is the maker of England?

Nathan Clarkson

Hi Bernard

 

Thank you for your excellent yarn in `Sea Lord`.  I thoroughly enjoyed it.   I've been on Amazon to see what esle they may be to interest me.  and found to my suprise that you had Essex connections and those of the Peculiar peiople . . . . would they be the Shoeburyness Congregation? ( in West Road from memory)   I only have a slight connection with the church, growing up in the town and attending the methodist chapel  I knew of them. and my younger sister used to attend sunday school at PP.

 

But back to my enquiry, I see from my research that perhaps `Stormchild` might be the next of your stories to read having a sailing theme,  are there any others?

 

I dont except a reply but it was nice to have the option to communitate with you.

 

Kindest regards

 

& thanks again.

 

Martin

Hi again, Mr. Cornwell.

Could you ever visualize going back to writing two books a year as you once did?  I know you are enjoying other things in life, but I really want you to finish all of your series.

Alan Kempner

 

The Warrior Chronicle series. Does it end with the Empty Throne or is there going to be another book i.e. Uhtred regaining Bebbanburh ?

In your historical note of the Empty Throne you said ; Indeed Brunanburh is the battle that, at long last will complete Alfred's dream and forge a united England, but that's another story.

Thanks

Dave

 

Dear Sir,

I have read the complete Sharpe series.

On the 10th Sept 2014 I picked up 'The Last Kingdom' in a holiday apartment in Athens, towards the end of a 4 month o/s trip from Turramurra, Sydney Australia.

Today, 8th Jan 2015 I finished reading, in sequence, "The Empty Throne", the 8 book in the series.

What an absolutely enjoyable read I have had for the last 4 months!!!!!

Thanks so much.

I just have to have more, and hope not to leave this Earth until Uhtred of Bebbanburg finally takes back his fortress.

Please tell me that there is more in the pipeline, and perhaps when we might expect to see it????

To feed the habit, and fill the gap until this happens, I have had to start reading the  "Warlord Chronicles", and I am sure this will enthrall me as much as all the others,

Kind regards,

Selwyn Abrahams

 

I just finished reading "THE EMPTY THRONE." I have read most of Bernard Cornwell's books and enjoyed then very much. Is there a new book on the horizon?

Bob Ireland

 

Just read book 8, the Empty Throne. Loved it as always!

Please tell me you are working on a 9th book in this series!

 

Keith

Dear Bernard

In terms of lists of great commanders, I wonder if you would place either Isaac Brock or Guy Carelton on the list or whether you consider either a great general ?

Carelton does seem to have a lot in common with Wellington. Both Protestant Irish Aristocrats, both never lost a battle with small forces, both understood the importance of getting the local population on side.

In fact I wondered if you had ever thought of the American attack on Quebec for a book ?

Also in regards to your Archer novels, will you ever write about the later part of the Hundered Years War. As a way to go have old man Nick Hook screaming defiance at the Battle of Formigny (against 2 French Armies) would seem kind of apt.

Finally in regards the Elizabethan series will it involve the campaigns in Ireland as the battle of the Yellow ford is said to be the greatest Irish victory against an English Army.

Yours sincerely

Geraint

P.S If you have not read it I reccomend A Matter of Honour a military biography by Jonathon Riley on Brock.

 

Hello,

 

Some historians fall quickly from grace i.e Stephen Ambrose. You normally use unimpeachable souces such as Robert Hardy, Juliet Barker and John Keegan to name but a few. Have you ever you regretted using a particular historian or source material as a reference for one of your books?

 

 

regards

 

Adrian.

In The Pagan Lord, I saw a symbol I've never seen before and cannot find with Google.  It is a vertical straight line that extends above and below the horizontal line of the other letters and has a circle adherent to its right side.  Can you enlighten me?  From the context, I infer that it has a "th" sound, but that's just a guess.

Thanks

I love the series, by the way...

Charles Rice

I know you probably get this kind of question many times in a day. Though I am curious if you have written or plan to research and write a novel/series based upon the Knight Templar?

Jessica Murray