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Jonathan Hopkins

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in Barry, The United Kingdom

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http://www.cavalrytales.co.uk

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'I started writing about the British cavalry who fought Napoleon for the simple reason that they were roundly criticised by just about every historian and his dog. Why?

I had to find out, because it just didn't seem fair. And it wasn't, as I soon discovered.

So, because I'm not a real historian, I wrote a novel. About two young cavalry recruits sent to Portugal... and it sort-of spiralled from there!'

Jonathan Hopkins is married with one daughter, two horses, a cat and a cocker spaniel with a heart murmur.
Born and brought up on the South Wales coast, he still lives there.

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	Castles, Customs, and Kings Volume 2: True Tales by English Historical Fiction Authors by Debra Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sue Millard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mary F. Burns (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.89 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walls of Jericho: A Cavalry Tale - Book 1 3.86 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leopardkill: A Cavalry Tale 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventures of Willie The Wheelie: Paris and the Champs-Élysées by C.B. Flick (Goodreads Author), Jonathan Hopkins (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Book Review: Charge The Guns! Wellington’s cavalry at Waterloo

A great re-examination of the Allied cavalry at probably the most famous battle in history!

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The backbone: Diaries of a military family in the Napoleonic wars

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“cornets stared in his direction, then over their shoulders,”
― Jonathan Hopkins, Walls of Jericho: A Cavalry Tale - Book 1

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