Who is Adrian Goldsworthy?
Adrian Goldsworthy is a British historian and novelist, born in 1969, who specialises in ancient Roman history.
Questions about Adrian Goldsworthy
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Where did Adrian Goldsworthy study before becoming a historian?
Adrian Goldsworthy read Ancient and Modern History at St John's College, Oxford, then completed a D.Phil in ancient military history from the University of Oxford in 1994.
What was Adrian Goldsworthy's first published book?
Adrian Goldsworthy's first book was The Roman Army at War 100 BC-AD 200, published by Oxford University Press in 1996 and based on his Oxford doctoral dissertation.
Where has Adrian Goldsworthy worked as an academic?
Adrian Goldsworthy was a Junior Research Fellow at Cardiff University for two years, taught briefly at King's College London, and spent six years as an assistant professor on the University of Notre Dame's London programme.
When did Adrian Goldsworthy start writing novels, and what are they about?
Adrian Goldsworthy began writing novels in 2010, starting a series set in the Napoleonic era about Wellington's redcoat army. His first novel, True Soldier Gentlemen, was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2011.
Why are Adrian Goldsworthy's Napoleonic novel titles unusual?
The titles of Adrian Goldsworthy's Napoleonic-era novels are each taken from the lyrics of a popular military song of the period.