WRITER

Edward Rutherfurd

1948 - Today

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Edward Rutherfurd is a pen name for Francis Edward Wintle (born in 1948). He is best known as a writer of epic historical novels that span long periods of history but are set in particular places. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Rutherfurd has received more than 390,662 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Edward Rutherfurd is the 5,483rd most popular writer (down from 4,885th in 2019), the 4,172nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,761st in 2019) and the 471st most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Forest
Fiction, Historical fiction, Domestic fiction
From the mysterious killing of King William Rufus, treachery and witchcraft, smuggling and poaching run through this epic tale of well-born ladies, lowly woodsmen, sailors, merchants and Cistercian monks. The feuds, wars, loyalties and passions of generations reach their climax in a crime that shatters the decorous society of Jane Austen’s Bath. From the cruel forest laws of the Normans to the danger of the Spanish Armada, from the free-roaming herds of ponies and wild deer to the mighty oaks which gave Nelson his navy, Rutherfurd has captured the essence of this ancient place. Forest and sea: there is no more perfect English heartland.
2000
The Rebels of Ireland
History, Fiction, Romans, nouvelles
A sweep through the past 4 centuries of Irish history, woven around a family saga. Very readable and credible accounts of the historical events, although some of the fictional characters are a bit far fetched at the end of the tale, to round up the whole thing. It answers a lot of questions about the complexity of "THE IRISH QUESTION", and you can see modern day parallels to recent post-colonial efforts by other countries. A long book but a good read.
2006
London
Fiction, History, Historical fiction
1997
Sarum
Fiction, History, Salisbury, Région de (Angleterre)
Sarum is an epic story that tells the history of the Salisbury region in particular and England in general from the end of the Ice Age through the current period. It traces the story of several interconnected local families over the centuries as their fortunes rise and fall with the vagaries of time. It is also an excellent overview of the major historical events and eras of England.
1987
The princes of Ireland
Princes, Celtic Mythology, Fiction
2004
Russka
Fiction, History, Familie
1991

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Edward Rutherfurd ranks 5,483 out of 7,302. Before him are Luis Rosales, Henryk Rzewuski, Carlo Porta, Elizabeth Montagu, Carl Amery, and Julia Navarro. After him are Jean-Philippe Toussaint, José Santos Chocano, René de Obaldia, Iryna Vilde, Bruno Heller, and Boris Lavrenyov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Edward Rutherfurd ranks 531. Before him are Nancy Kress, Lajos Kű, Mikheil Korkia, Karen Wetterhahn, Jürgen Marcus, and John Foxx. After him are Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, Bülent Arınç, Bernd Franke, Telma Hopkins, Abdul Quader Molla, and Ján Čapkovič.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Rutherfurd ranks 4,172 out of 8,785. Before him are Herbert Ponting (1870), Myra Hess (1890), Gavin Harrison (1963), Elizabeth Montagu (1718), Isaac Pitman (1813), and Sebastian Cabot (1918). After him are Peter Osgood (1947), Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith (1883), Margaret Leighton (1922), Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1914), Philippa York (1958), and David Walliams (1971).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edward Rutherfurd ranks 471. Before him are Kate Atkinson (1951), William Muir (1819), Roger Hargreaves (1935), John Marston (1576), Emilia Lanier (1569), and Elizabeth Montagu (1718). After him are Bruno Heller (1960), Thomas Nashe (1567), Steven Moffat (1961), Robert Herrick (1591), Antonia Fraser (1932), and Jacqueline Wilson (1945).

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