Nigel Cawthorne (born 27 March 1951 in Wolverhampton and brought up in what was then rural Surrey, now commuter belt) is a British writer of fiction and non-fiction, and an editor.
According to Cawthorne's website, he has written more than 150 books on a wide range of subjects. He also contributed to The Guardian, the Daily Mirror, the Daily Mail, and the New-York Tribune. He has appeared on television and BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Prisoner of War series
Sex Lives series
Old England series
The Art of series
Mammoth Books
Brief Histories
Complete Illustrated Encyclopedias
Cawthorne wrote Taking Back My Name, an autobiography of Ike Turner. The autobiography caused much controversy, resulting in court cases reaching three years following its release.