The Netflix series The Last Kingdom has taken the world by storm, and it’s actually based on the wildly popular novel series by Bernard Cornwell of the same name. It’s safe to say that the television ...

Arthurian literature may be a worldwide cottage industry, but Cornwell, author of the Sharpe series of historical military adventures (Sharpe's Battle, etc.) stands out from the crowd with this ...

Thirty-five years after first tackling the Napoleonic Wars with the Sharpe series that made his name, Bernard Cornwell is returning to the era for his non-fiction début. He is going straight to the ...

BERNARD CORNWELL, 73, is the author of the Sharpe novels which were made into a TV series starring Sean Bean. His books about Saxon England, The Last Kingdom, have also been adapted for television.

The Last Kingdom is airing on Netflix and fans were sad to hear season five will be the final instalment for the Anglo-Saxon drama. The show is a TV adaptation of Bernard Cornwell's series of novels, ...

Set in 1811 and culminating at the Battle of Barossa, this 21st novel (which chronologically follows Sharpe's Escape) featuring the rifleman Richard Sharpe has the protagonist stuck in the Spanish ...

When it comes to fictional dramas based on actual history, they’ve currently got the genre all sewn up. George R R Martin has become a multi-millionaire thanks to writing the books which created HBO’s ...

Toby Harnden meets Bernard Cornwell, the bestselling writer of adventure stories loved by both men and women, including the Sharpe series. Bernard Cornwell, Cape Cod. Bernard Cornwell has just ...

The creator of some of the most epic battle scenes on page and screen is nursing his own wounds, after costly skirmishing with a dreaded enemy. “I’ve been going through the valley of the shadow of ...

Bernard Cornwell reveals he is retiring his favourite hero, Uhtred from The Last Kingdom, but another will be back after a 15-year absence from the bloodstained blockbusters that made his name.

Bernard Cornwell is one of the kings of historical fiction — his Richard Sharpe novels, about a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars, and Grail Quest series have captivated audiences in the United ...