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We’ve just learned Season 4 of The Last Kingdom will be available on Netflix beginning 26 April 2020! More information can be found here: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/the-last-kingdom-season-4-everything-we-know-so-far-03-20/

My next book ‘War Lord’, the thirteenth book of The Last Kingdom series, will be published in the UK on 15 October 2020.

To read my recent interview on writing historical fiction with Profile Critics, click here: https://profilecritics.com/content/interview/Bernard_Cornwell

To take a look at my recent conversation with Pamela Taylor for the DIY MFA website, go here: https://diymfa.com/writing/conversations-bernard-cornwell

It was fun to do this interview for ‘Mom’s Favorite Reads’ https://issuu.com/momsfavoritereads/docs/july_2019

Here is a recent interview https://sites.google.com/site/dalanbinder/blog/bernardcornwellinterviewwithdavidalanbinder

The 12th book of The Last Kingdom series will be published in the UK on 3 Oct 2019 and in the US on 26 November 2019. http://www.bernardcornwell.net/books/sword-of-kings/

An announcement for 2019:

The podcast – ‘Bernard Cornwell on The Last Kingdom’ is also available to download from Apple iTunes, Stitcher and Acast. https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/author-bernard-cornwell-netflix-new-series-the-last-kingdom-war-wolf-uhtred/

The Last Kingdom Season Three will debut on Netflix on 19 November and, as you may have heard, I was invited to the filming to play a cameo role.  https://www.netflix.com/title/80074249

The eleventh novel of The Last Kingdom series finds Uhtred facing a formidable new enemy, and at the same time struggling with old loyalties. He might have regained Bebbanburg, but he is still forced into a vicious war to preserve…

I was recently interviewed by Barbara Bogaev  and the result is a podcast called Masters, Here Are Your Parts.  You can hear (or read) it on the Folger Shakespeare Library website: https://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited/bernard-cornwell-fools-and-mortals  

To hear a recent podcast: https://ricochet.com/podcast/bookmonger-john-miller/fools-and-mortals/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

If you like Daryl Hall or if you like food then you’ll like this! And he likes . . . well, read it and see.’ http://unlockingfairfield.com/2017/11/interview-with-daryl-hall/

My next book will be titled ‘Fools and Mortals’. ‘Fools and Mortals’ follows the young Richard Shakespeare, an actor struggling to make his way in a company dominated by his estranged older brother, William. As the growth of theatre blooms,…

Recent interview in Charleston Magazine: http://charlestonmag.com/history_s_henchman

My next book will be titled ‘Fools and Mortals’. ‘Fools and Mortals’ follows the young Richard Shakespeare, an actor struggling to make his way in a company dominated by his estranged older brother, William. As the growth of theatre blooms,…

Season 2 of ‘The Last Kingdom’ will be available on Netflix 5 May 2017 When will The Last Kingdom season 2 be on Netflix?

The second series of The Last Kingdom premiered at 9.00pm on BBC2 on Thursday March 16 in the UK. Netflix, who co-produce the series, will begin streaming episodes later this year to various countries outside the UK, including the US…

Discovering Diamonds is a new website which discusses historical novels and tries to encourage readers to try new authors!  Go here to take a look: https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/p/february-2017-showcasing-special.html

A special Deluxe Edition of The Flame Bearer, the tenth book of The Last Kingdom series is available from the publisher, HarperCollins. https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/campaign/theflamebearerspecialedition

Read a recent interview on The Reading List website:   Bernard Cornwell: Enough Books to Sink a Boat

The tenth book of The Last Kingdom series, The Flame Bearer, will be released in the UK and Canada on 6 October 2016 and in the US on 29 November 2016.  An excerpt from the book is available:  http://www.bernardcornwell.net/books/the-flame-bearer/

1820s Britain: after the wars with France, when unemployment was high and soldiers could be paid off, when the government was desperately afraid of social unrest, any crime was drastically punished and thousands were hung. But one could petition the…

Read a recent interview on Bookish:  https://www.bookish.com/articles/bernard-cornwell-on-adaptations-stand-back-and-let-them-do-what-they-do-best/

To listen to a recent interview on Hank Garner’s Author Stories Podcast, click on this link: http://hankgarner.com/episode-sixty-nine-bernard-cornwell-interview/

To see a recent interview published in The Sunday Times (UK) on 11 October 2015: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/newsreview/features/article1617533.ece?shareToken=a5eb142248d5442100ea20a32ecc7a59

The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories have been renamed ‘The Last Kingdom’ series.  The correct order to read the books: The Last Kingdom The Pale Horseman The Lords of the North Sword Song The Burning Land Death of Kings The Pagan Lord…

HarperCollins is re-releasing The Last Kingdom with a new cover to tie-in with the TV series. The series will air on BBC America on 10 October 2015 beginning at 10pm ET.   The paperback book can be ordered from Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Last-Kingdom-tie-Saxon-Stories/dp/006243862X or from…

To read the New York Times op-ed piece I wrote, ‘The Waterloo They Remember’, click here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/18/opinion/the-waterloo-they-remembered.html?_r=0

My first non-fiction book was published in the UK in September 2014. It became available in the USA in May 2015.  It is the true story of the epic battle of Waterloo – a momentous turning point in European history.  …

Veterans of our armed services, especially those who recently saw heavy combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, often come home to neglect and problems. The First Light Trust is a splendid charity which helps numerous veterans For more information:  http://www.firstlighttrust.co.uk/