Nigel Cawthorne is an Anglo-American writer

Writer

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 of fiction

Fiction

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 and non-fiction

Non-fiction

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, and an editor.

He has written more than 80 books on a wide range of subjects and has contributed to The Guardian

The Guardian

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, The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph

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Daily Mail

Daily Mail

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and The New York Times

The New York Times

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. He has appeared on television and BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4

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's Today programme.

Many of Nigel Cawthorne's books are compilations of popular history, without footnotes, references or bibliographies. His own web site refers to a description of his home as a "book-writing factory" and says, "More than half my books were commissioned by publishers and packagers for a flat fee or for a reduced royalty".

Cawthorne currently lives in Bloomsbury, London

Bloomsbury, London

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with his girlfriend and son, Colin.

Prisoner of War series

• The Bamboo Cage: The Full Story of the American Servicemen Still Missing in Vietnam, 1991
• The Iron Cage

Sex Lives series

• Sex Lives of the Popes
• Sex Lives of the US Presidents
• Sex Lives of the Great Dictators
• Sex Lives of the Kings and Queens of England
• Sex Lives of the Hollywood Goddesses
• Sex Lives of the Hollywood Goddesses 2
• Sex Lives of the Hollywood Idols
• Sex Lives of the Great Artists
• Sex Lives of the Great Composers
• Sex Lives of the Famous Gays
• Sex Lives of the Famous Lesbians
• Sex Lives of the Roman Emperors

Old England series

• Strange Laws of Old England
• Curious Cures of Old England
• Amorous Antics of Old England
• Sex Secrets of Old England

The Art of series

• The Art of Japanese Prints
• The Art of India
• The Art of Native North America
• The Art of the Aztecs
• The Art of Icons
• The Art of Frescoes