David Cornell Biography

David Cornell was born in Leicester and educated at Loughborough Grammar School. He read History at Durham University graduating with a First. During his time at Durham he was introduced to the Scottish wars by Professor Michael Prestwich and he subsequently returned to Durham to as a postgraduate where he spent several years researching the wars. He was awarded a PhD in early 2007 and is currently engaged in further research and the writing of a number of academic articles.

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Upon first conceiving the idea for my book I scoured a number of writer's handbooks for suitable agents and then checked their websites. Andrew's was by far the most informative and appeared to be eminently approachable. This good impression was enhanced by his name appearing in the acknowledgements of a number of excellent history books and the frequent references in the Bookseller magazine to deals he had concluded. When I first contacted Andrew he replied immediately and has proved extremely knowledgable and helpful throughout.