Their isolation was broken when their house became a British Home Guard signals post, and Sutcliff's interest in battles and the military can be traced back to this time. Sutcliff's father returned to the navy at the onset of World War II, however, leaving mother and daughter alone again. She contracted a debilitating form of arthritis called Still's disease as a child, but was nevertheless able to attend a normal school for a few years.
When Sutcliff was eleven years old, her father retired from the navy and the family settled in a somewhat isolated moorland house in north Devon. Works in Biographical and Historical Contextīudding Interest in War Themes Rosemary Sutcliff was born in Surrey, England, in 1920. In these works, she presented well-known heroes, often adding a new dimension to their tales. Sutcliff also explored history through her many retellings of old legends or stories, such as those of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and Beowulf. Known primarily for her children's novels, she presented English history from the late Bronze Age through the coming of the Roman legions, the Dark Age invasions of the Angles and the Saxons, and the Norman Conquest, focusing on the experiences of young men and women who overcome the unrest of their times to find a measure of peace, despite their personal or physical limitations. The Mark of the Horse Lord (1965) OverviewĪ Carnegie Medal–winning author, Sutcliff brought history to life through her heroes, the atmospheres she created, and the sense of continuity found in her works.
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