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Bernard Cornwell

born 1944

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Bernard Cornwell is an English author of historical novels and a history of the Waterloo campaign. He is best known for his long-running series of novels about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe. He has also written The Saxon Stories, a series of thirteen novels about the unification of England.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
February 23, 1944
London
Citizenship

United Kingdom

Occupations & fields
writernovelistjournalisthistorian
Awards & honours
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Notable works
Richard Sharpe
Field and occupation
britský spisovatel, autor historických románů
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