Biography
Nicola Cornick is a writer and historian who was born and brought up in the north of England. Nicola developed a passion for history at an early age and nurtured it through reading and watching BBC costume dramas with her grandmother. She went to school in an 18th century manor house where she studied subjects as varied as Anglo Saxon and ballroom dancing.
Nicola went on to study Medieval History, graduated from London University with an honours degree and worked for many years in academia until she gave it all up to be a full time author. Later she returned to college in Oxford to take a masters degree in Public History, specialising in heroes and hero myths.
Since the publication of her first Regency romance by Harlequin Mills & Boon in 1998, Nicola has become an international and award-winning bestseller. You can download a list of her previous publications below. She now writes dual timeframe novels inspired by the history and myths of The Vale of the White Horse and other legendary locations. More information on Nicola's research and inspiration can be found in the Behind the Books section of the website.
Nicola also works as a guide and historian for the National Trust at the beautiful seventeenth century hunting lodge, Ashdown House and is a Friend of Uffington Museum and a bookseller in Wantage. She has spoken on a number of history and writing topics at literary festivals including Oxford, Sharjah and the London Book and Film Week, and gives talks for a wide variety of historical and other societies. You can contact her to discuss a bespoke talk or tour.
