Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-1992) was a British novelist, best known as a writer of children's historical fiction.

Born in Surrey, Sutcliff left school at fourteen to take up painting. She began to suffer from arthritis, which caused her to be confined to a wheelchair for most of her adult life.

Her career as a writer began in 1950. In 1959, she won the Carnegie Medal for The Lantern Bearers. She became one of the UK's top children's writers, a status she did not relinquish until her death, but she also wrote for adults.

Many of her children's books were illustrated by noted illustrator Charles Keeping.

Books

• The Silver Branch
• The Eagle of the Ninth
• Dawn Wind
• Outcast
• Warrior Scarlet
• Knight's Fee
• The Queen Elizabeth Story
• Simon
• The Mark of the Horse Lord
• Blood and Sand (for adults)
• The Sword at Sunset
  • This book is a historical perspective on Arthurian Legend
• The Sword and the Circle
  • This book contains adventures of the Knights of the Round Table