"How Many More Sharpe Novels Will You Write?" | Quickfire Questions with Author Bernard Cornwell
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- čas přidán 16. 11. 2021
- English author Bernard Cornwell, best known for his novels about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe, sits down with Dan Snow to answer some quickfire questions for the fans. Ever wondered if an early 19th Century infantryman could really fire three rounds a minute? Or whether Bernard plans on writing more Sharpe novels? Watch this video to find out!
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A good writer has the ability to produce three Sharpe novels in any weather.
Hahahahahaha. Pint of rum for the best novel?
Now that's Authoring!
Chosen Authors are men of honour - Authors who will write any plot line to the death, but still publish it
that's my style sir
I only want what Wellington wants - more books to confound the French...
I've read a lot of Sharpe but The Last Kingdom is my favourite series. I can only thank Bernard for the sheer pleasure, and awareness of Anglo-Saxon history, that these books have given over the last few years. Coincidently I'm off to Mercia this afternoon :)
Knowing some history, you will know it's not Mercia, but the Mark. Gotta stop using the anachronistic Latin like terms
@@perperson199 It's Mercia in the novels :)
Try Arthur Chronicles. They are even better
@@vadimromansky8235 They are. The Warlord Saga is the best he's ever written.
I used to listen to Richard Sharpe audio books on my way home from work. I would then tell my daughters and wife about what I had read over dinner. It got to the point that when I walked in the door, my daughters would greet me with “What happened to Sharpe?” Bernard Cornwall is a master storyteller.
I do the same thing :) on my way to work and back. I also intend to buy all the Sharp books.
The heady days of Sharpe on ITV, loved it.
I was a die hard tv show fan until I read the books/ used the audible app and the books are a millions times better
For me the book Sharpes Waterloo gives the most understandable, cohesive description of the battle - discounting the fiction that Sharpe is at EVERY decisive point. Cornwell's books are all wonderful.
I'd love to see him write a book or three on the events of 1066.
I happened to be in Nova Scotia (Canada) in 2001 or 2002, and Bernard Cornwell had a book signing in Halifax so I was lucky enough to meet him. I still have a picture with him somewhere in my pile. Very enjoyable to meet him...
I saw him in Halifax in 2004
Fell in love with Bernard Cornwells writing while reading the Starbuck chronicles and the Saxon stories, I felt the emotion the history and I could picture the events in my head beautifully, such a great writer
Basically any writer then?
@@lampad4549Cornwell is a top tier writer. I've read and listened to a lot of authors and Cornwell's writing is far better than most.
I hope this gets shared on the sharp CZcams channel as well :)
I would love to see more Sharp as a tv show on streaming services
I discovered Bernard C. (BC) Audio Books (AB) in the year 2000 when I moved to England. I went first to the library to find a way to learn English, and I stumbled upon BC A.Bs on caset tapes. I read (listen) to them all. All of them. I learned English and I got in love ❤️ with British history and with the audio books. I've been listening to over 500 AB since. I have over 300 on my Audible account. I took archery after the Azincot book. I took and practised Ax and knife throwing after the Last Kingdom books. 😂
I took sailing just to feel Utred's passion for boats selling. 😂.
I build my business on the principle of being loyal to my men and training them hard.. I can say that Bernard Cornwel shaped my life to the better. I cannot thank him enough.
Thank you, Sir.
I only regret I have is that I couldn't inspire my daughter to be a keen reader. If you have kiids, switch off the telly and get them exited to read books.
Bernard Cornwell is the first Living Author I fell in love with. As far as Historical Fiction Writers go I only put Patrick O'Brian above him.
@Harry Flashman Well Damn Your Eyes too Mate!
But to be honest I have never read nor heard of the man. I will admit that I was introduced to POB via the movie, but I found BC without knowing he was connected to Last Kingdom (which I have never watched) or that there was a Sean Bean series about Sharpe. I am more than willing to check out GMDF as I love Historical novels. But do not take my Raising up of these two authors (I have read) for the condemnation of your favorite author (which I have not read).
Bernard Cornwell and Patrick O'Brian for me too! The only historically fiction authors whose books I own all of. Likewise I would put Patrick O'Brian just a step above BC as I find the characters more enjoyable. Vastly different viewpoints on the same time in history though. I found O'Brian first. Found the movie/tv series versions of both authors very disappointing and lacking the realism the books have though.
I do so wish I could find another author of the calibre of Patrick O Brian but Cornwell does write a cracking yarn
@@deniskearney2368 Take a look at a few of the Historical Fictions from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The White Company and Sir Nigel are two of my favorite books by him hands down.
@@MyxeQ Thank you, I’ll give that a try.
Bernard Cornwell got his Honours Degree from Winchester University during my graduation in 2019 which is fit as my degree was Archaeology and Winchester has a museum for The Royal Green Jackets
Dude, I'd be so happy for another Sharpe book!
He announced on his web site this week that another one is in the works, so you'll get your wish!
My favorite author,got every book he has ever written, love the last kingdom stories, the fort, waterloo,starbuck,etc,etc.......
Loved this show! We want more bean!!!
One of the greatest authors of the genre, past or present.
Discovered his Novels via Sharpe tv series which started my interest in his and other historical fiction novels.
My favorite author, Think i have read everything he has written even the early seafaring ones. Just a big thank you for so many, many hours of totally absorbing storytelling. Christmas morning is always the best when there is a new Bernard Cornwell hardback to unwrap!!!
im still waiting for the starbuck books to end
Read every book this wonderful author wrote, never been disappointed.
I really enjoy reading about the Napoleonic and Wellington era. I remember in my teenage years hearing Sharpe on the TV at home. Years later I then watched it on a free view channel on a weekend but could never make out what order they were on tv. F inally got to watched them from start to finish a few years ago on the Internet. Thoroughly enjoyed watching Sean Bean and the wonderful cast. Was sad when I'd finished every episode. Will definitely buy the new book.
Thank you Mr Cornwell for writing should a wonderful character.
My favourite author I’m a huge fan!
Keep writing more
I'd love to be a fly on the wall at Trafalgar. The smoke, the NOISE.... nobody can ever know what it must have been like
I'd love a novel filling in the gap between the Sharpe and the Starbuck stories. Particularly the career of a certain French cavalry officer, who was named for his father's best friend, Irishman...
That would be perfect! Or even Patrick-Henri meeting Richard Harper
And they are also descendants of Uthred?
Thank you very entertaining and much appreciated
I have yet to read the Sharpe novels but I loved The Last Kingdom. I've always liked history but that series is what really turned it into a passion. I'll be studying history in just under a year hopefully. Uhtred really shaped me in the last two years
I'm in a similar position as regards the books I read. You should read Azincourt before you start the sharp series though, it's an unreal story.
@@adrianred236 It has been on my plan to read list for a while now but thanks for the recommendation. I'll definitely read it next
@@Rymontp if you like it (you definitely will) then try the Grail Quest books by BC. They’re set in/just before the Battle of Poitiers and are brilliant!
@@rickwalker2 Thanks!
Loved every book. Just finished the last one Sharpes Assassin.
amazing video one of my favorite authors ever
Amazing author.
love from Brazil !!! I love Cornwell!!!
I started reading the Sharpes books back when I was 15, im 32 now, and it has reminded my one of my favorite book series since.
I've got almost everything this man has ever written... Sharpe on tv was a huge part of my late teens. I've always wanted a book concerning sharps induction and training into the 95th at Shawn cliff ... maybe if I'm really lucky :)
A fantastic writer !!! I have enjoyed all of his books !!!
I've got all Bernard Cornwell books and I've read all Richard Sharp novels innumerable times over the years, but my ALL TIME favourite have been the "Thomas of Hookton" books and "Azincourt", I read them once a year for the sheer joy of it.
A pity that he stopped the "Starbuck" Series about the US Civil War.
I would’ve thought, after reading all those novels, that you could spell the character’s name correctly.
And maybe Agincourt, too.
@@danieldravot341 - Ok,, I forgot the "E" by Sharpe, so what.
But I spell AZINCOURT as it is spelled in French and as it is spelled by Bernard Cornwell on the cover of the BOOK.
@@hellequingentlemanbastard9497, if you can read twenty or so novels repeatedly and still not get the title character’s name right, you are clearly not paying much attention.
And I just looked up the book by Cornwell. Agincourt is spelled with a ‘g’ in the English publication.
@@danieldravot341 And you never made a single spelling-mistake in your entire Life, haven't you?
Must be great to be so infallible, maybe you should become the next Pope.
The one on my shelf - from Harper Collins- spells it the French way and it's the English Publication from 2008.
Maybe the American one is differently?
Wouldn't be surprised that they need to have it differently published, otherwise Americans would be confused because of all those Hollywood Movies.
In the interview at the end of my copy, Mark Urban asks Bernard Cornwell why he spelled it with a "Z" and not a "G".
The answer was:
"It's just to differentiate it, really, Anne Curry wrote an Agincourt and Judith Barker wrote Agincourt, so we're Azincourt. If you look at the map of France it's Azincourt and I'm sure it was Azincourt right from the beginning, but we can't pronounce French properly so we call it Agincourt.
Actually, we won, we can call it whatever we damn like!"
@@hellequingentlemanbastard9497, if you’ve read all the Sharpe books, over and over, why don’t YOU know how to spell the name?
I use spell check and I proof read so, no, I don’t make many errors, especially in a public forum.
I'm brazilian and I can testify: we do LOVE B.C. books! Please come more to Brazil.
I wish he’d do some more Starbuck novels, he’s been promising for years to get back to them but he never has. I don’t know what his problem is and why he seems so reluctant to return to the American Civil War…..for me they were his best work. I’m a big fan of Sharpe though. I prefer his black powder novels to his dark age stuff to be honest. Great writer….
He said on his website that he has absolutely no plans at all to return to the Starbuck novels. TBH I think it's down to the fact that he's just lost interest in that era and would prefer to close out Sharpe's story instead before he gets past it because he often raises concerns about advancing age.
Personally, I hope if he's going to give Sharpe a swansong, he might involve him somehow in the first Anglo-Afghan war which would put him in his early 60s with perhaps an early 20s Henri-Patrick doing the young man's work.
I love the Starbuck books, but obviously they never took off like his other series, and then on top of it you have a serious change in attitude towards the Civil War from the mid-90s to today. Starbuck unfortunately echoes some of the old 'Lost Cause' tropes and can be read as minimising the horrors of the antebellum South, and something so sympathetic to the South would be just about unpublishable today. (I did wonder if the long-term plan was for Starbuck to somehow switch sides post-Gettysburg and Jackson's death, and then follow either Grant or Sherman through the rest of the war, but I guess we'll never know)
@@justonecornetto80 Henri-Patrick joins the French Army as a Cavalry Officer. He made an appearance in the Starbuck Novels. Now Richard Harper as a young British Officer in a Rifle or Irish Regiment could happen.
@@ThumperE23 I'd love to have them meet.
@@sethclark6593 I always thought a Crimea War series would be fun, with Richard Harper an Officers in the Green Jackets, and Henri-Patrick in the French Cavalry.
What we want is more sean bean sharp tv shows even if its made by Netflix or amazon prime
Ripping my way through the Saxon stories now. Such wonderful characters and storytelling. When I'm reading the battle scenes, I might as well be on a different planet - I am totally dead to the world! Remarkable writer and a great democratiser of history.
I've read a lot of Bernards books.
I really enjoyed all of them.
I would love to see sharpe visiting lassau or his relatives in the German revolution 30s and 40s
As an Australian, even if this guy wrote "Why I hate those Vile Pesky Aussies" I'd want to read it. I just love his books. (And I love Shakespeare.) I love the Sharpe books. The Arthur series is word perfect. Brilliant. The last kingdom series is just spectacular. The Excalibur series is superb. Always wanted a sequel to "Gallow's Thief, but four more Sharpes? woo hoo!
What does you love of shakespeare have to do with anything?
@@lampad4549 I'm trying to figure out that myself.
@@lampad4549perhaps because Bernard spends about a minute of the video talking about his love of Shakespeare, so the commenter is pointing out his similar taste
hang in there mr. Bernard! how about some hill fort fights against romans?
Great guy
Would love to see him, or someone else do one from a French Napoleonic soldier's POV given we have so many from the British side (Hornblower, Ramage, Sharpe etc). My fave historical period
History is written by the victors…
Uhtred, son of Uhtred is my favourite
I bought a second hand Waterloo book, and it was signed by him saying merry Christmas John, so John if you see this merry Christmas from me too ;)
I read the last kingdom series and it was amazing, started the Sharpe series 😁
Try the warlord chronicles as well. Well good
This man is resposible for so many hours lost in portugal , adrift in Merlins quests Arthers troubles and Alfreds wish of an England , thank you.
Love Sharpe, do wish Bernard would do more Starbuck chronicles
Please finish Starbuck series!
I'll second that, read all of the Sharp and the Starbuck books I wish that there were more. ⚔⚔👍👍👍
I've read quite a bit of what he's written and I've always enjoyed his novels since I was a boy.
The Fort is my favourite Cornwell novel - mainly because of the surprise ending.
Sharpe’s Trafalgar is my favourite 🤩
I'd love to see the trial of Socrates
Bernard Cornwell, Now thats Soldiering...
I wish he finish the Starbuck books they are brilliant
Been reading Mr Cornwell's wonderful novels since I was a teenager back in the early 1990s and this is the first time I've heard him speak, he sounds pretty close to how I imagined, however.
I really liked the grail quest I wish he had written more of that.
Definitely agree! They were excellent.
Sharpe: Brilliant, superb, love it.
When will we get the 'Warlord Trilogy' (Arthurian).
My interest in BC's writing was ignited by my boss at work, in 2003 starting with the Sharp series & the TV series .
The narrative is so gripping , so much so , while reading Sharpe's Company: The Siege of Badajoz, I took it to the toilet , unable to put it down . From the slow build up to the battle & its conclusion making me feel Im part of the action . I was in there for 3 hrs , my wife thought I had passed away !!!
I have since read the Sharpe series 3 times & always waiting for another to come out , will be looking forward the Sharps Command with renewed anticipation thank you BC 😂
Seems like a good man to me very interesting person to be sure
Actually, technically TWO Bond actors are in the Sharpe series. Craig, obviously, but Sean Bean played also Trevelyan in GoldenEye.
Love how logical he is.
It has been replaced and completely reread now. But on the night of the 17th of Dec. 2019 I laid down a half read copy of The Fort. Then the house fire. Still working on replacing the entire Lost Kingdom series as well as collections of other favorite writers which hurt the worst seeing them destroyed. And hopefully they continue to produce the TV series.
Any chance of reviving the Starbuck series?
By way of Sean Bean's many spectacular onscreen deaths, his Sharpe character has now become utterly indestructible.
Thus Karma achieves balance.
I’d like to read his take on the Robin Hood myth turning it into a gritty historical fiction.
Brazil loves him !!! And I love Uthred !!!
I wounder if we will get any more Sharpe on our screens with Sean Bean?
I always thought Cornwall missed a good story line with Sharpe’s Wife, why didn’t Sharpe inherit his Wife’s estate AND her Uncles Estate. Btw, the interviewer obviously hasn’t read the Sharpe books. Why didn’t Cornwall ever get into the loss to Britain of the Ferguson rifle or the historical use of breechloaders in the German states from the 16th century. Another btw, I want more of the Copperhead series.
Thats Dan Snow an historian
A truncated interview where the interviewer asks submitted questions. A better query would be why did the editor(s) not include more detailed questions or why did the producer(s) not authorise a longer video?
@@Moondog-wc4vm I’ll say it again, I want more Copperhead. I can write more Sharpe scenarios as well, he left a daughter in Spain, as well as his “legal” wife in England. The Duke of Wellington was a force in politics for years after Waterloo, remember the little jaunt to Sweden, Sharpe has connections to that world, Sharpe also has connections to the Admiralty, he was at Trafalgar.
are you going to finish the Starbuck Chronicles ?
Where my Warlord Trilogy bros at? I hear lots about Sharpe, Grail Quest, Vikings, etc. But his Arthurian cycle is definitely my favorite.
I heard a Radio NZ interview with Mr Cornwell in which he was asked if he regretted pandering to the hoi polloi with his unliterary offerings. I nearly choked, wanted to renounce my citizenship , near died of embarrassment, while he , seemingly quite calm, gently pushed aside the ignorant arrogance. A model for us all...thank you.
That's the kind of line you'd expect to read in a Sharpe novel. Probably from an officer who isn't going to be alive by the last page.
Cornwell is a legend!
Heres the big one please please finish off the Starbuck Chronicles
Would Richard Sharpe be as famous if he were say, a Captain in the Royal Marines aboard a Lucky Jack Aubrey' vessel. Helping Stephen from time to time? Thanks for conducting this interview, it's really interesting.
sean bean was in bond too
I really want to know if there will ever be more films with Sean Bean. Loved that series.
What would that be called? 'Sharpe's Favourite Adult Nappies'?
@@Vesnicie Ouch.
I just discovered Starbucks Chronicle and love it!
Saban, Lengar, Camaban, Sannas, what a production that would be.
I love sharpe and mobies are so awesome
Where was that Interview recorded?
I’d like to see him finish the American Civil War series of books.
Me too, but it feels like that's never going to happen.
Any more Starbuck novels on the horizon?
All of his books have been enjoyable and very historically correct with his characters and their lives written in
Love to see books based off sharps kids
in shapes eagle on the show, , haprs does craig, but in the book, sharpey does craig and harps does gibbons.
.... what lol
I love Sharpe.
I'd love to see another set of Sean Bean, before he gets too old to do it.
With the greatest of respect to Sean Bean he's now 62 years old. I think he's a bit too old to be swash buckling his way through a battle.
@@TimStamper89 with all the fancy tech they have now the can deage him
@@michaelkeha can de age a face can't de age the body doing the action work though
We all know the greatest Sharpe will be the one when Sean Bean finally dies in it
My favorite story is that he enjoyed Sean Bean's portrayal so much he modeled Sharpe on him in the later novels, even giving him backstory to obtain a Yorkshire accent.
Loved the series sharpe have never read his books though.
TV series was ok but by sheer logistics cannot come close to the scale of the books. Some of the actors chosen for characters were spot-on, Ducos, Hakeswill, Hogan and Sweet William. In my opinion some not so much, particularly strangely, Sharpe and Harper. Don`t get me wrong excellent performances throughout but just not the image of "characters" I had been reading about for years.
@@growlers90 might have to read the books then? Which one should I start with?
Personally I started with “Sharpe’s Rifles” and went forward as they were published which covers the Peninsula war to Waterloo. That said Mr Cornwall then decided to write and publish novels about Sharpe’s early adventure’s in India and extra books featuring Spanish and Portuguese stories and they are all good 👍🏻👍🏻
More Uhtred books please
Finish the Starbuck series!
Over 2 million men lost their lives under Napaloen.
Viva la revolution
will we see shean bean return as sharpe?? i would like to see a older sharpe, possibley in the america or austrialia?? a hostorical look at the us indipendence though sharpe eyes
US independence happens before
@@catmonarchist8920 how old was sharpe during the push in the us 🇺🇸 to the west?? Conflict with America native Indians would this be good time line it could deal with the morality and the tragedy of the indigenous tribes been pushed of their land by the land grab!!
@@Mrequine1 Sharpe was born in 1777 and sean bean is 62 so something in the 1840s would fit
@@catmonarchist8920 so he would of lived though the civil war??
@@catmonarchist8920 Sharpe dies at the Alamo would be classic ps movie about Sharpe's Devil would be crazy
The more important question will Sean Bean return as sharpe? Now thats acting.
Whatever happened to the Starbuck Chronicles?
Don't watch videos where the comments are turned off.
An increasing amount of videos are like that.
I would post this on an appropriate video but their comments are off.
I still need to pick these up, I do a yearly rewatch of the show, but am always a bit confused with how quickly Sharpes wife changes to become a villainous character
The best thing about Sharpe is, without a doubt, "El Casco"
Bernard Cornwell writes good books 👍