This Day in History: English author Bernard Cornwell was born on this day in 1944. He is best known for his historical novels, such as the Grail Quest series, The Sharp series (during the Napoleonic Wars) and the early British Warlord Chronicles. He even wrote a series of novels set during the Civil War called the Starbuck Chronicles. He is one of the best writers in this field, alongside Ken Follett and Jeffrey Archer (all British, by the way).
Interestingly, Cornwell started writing because he couldn't get a green card. He married an American woman in the late 1970's, but was refused a United States Permanent Resident Card (green card), so he started writing novels, as this did not require a work permit.
Bernard Cornwell's inspiration for his historical fiction comes from the novels of C. S. Forester chronicling the adventures of fictional British naval officer Horatio Hornblower during the Napoleonic Wars. Many of these audiobooks are available on youtube.
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