What was England’s history like before William the Conqueror came from Normandy in 1066?  How did the Napoleonic Wars play out from a strategic standpoint?  Newt’s guest is one of his favorite historical novel writers, the prolific author, Bernard Cornwell.  He is the author of the Richard Sharpe series and The Saxon series, now known as, “The Last Kingdom.” bernardcornwell.net See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.