![]() ![]() After he left them, he changed his name to his birth mother's maiden name, Cornwell.Ĭornwell was sent away to Monkton Combe School, attended the University of London, and after graduating, worked as a teacher. ![]() He was adopted and brought up in Essex by the Wiggins family, who were members of the Peculiar People, a strict Protestant sect who banned frivolity of all kinds and even medicine. His father was a Canadian airman, and his mother, who was English, a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. The epic story of how England was made concludes in WAR LORD, the magnificent finale to the Last Kingdom series.Ĭornwell was born in London in 1944. Threatened and bribed by all sides, he faces an impossible choice: stay out of the struggle, risking his freedom, or throw himself into the cauldron of war and the most terrible battle Britain has ever experienced. To the north, King Constantine and other Scottish and Irish leaders seek to extend their borders and expand their dominion.Ĭaught in the eye of the storm is Uhtred. To the south, King Æthelstan has unified the three kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia – and now eyes a bigger prize. Beyond the walls of his impregnable fortress, a battle for power rages. ![]() With his loyal band of warriors and a new woman by his side, his household is secure – yet Uhtred is far from safe. The epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series.Īfter years fighting to reclaim his rightful home, Uhtred of Bebbanburg has returned to Northumbria. IN THE FINAL RECKONING, CHOOSE YOUR SIDE CAREFULLY… ![]()
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