They were followed by three more novels before her breakout bestseller The Eagle of the Ninth, which as School Study Media became the Trope Codifier of the Lost Roman Legion for generations of children, and has inspired several adaptations including the film The Eagle (2011). She published her first books, The Chronicles of Robin Hood and The Queen Elizabeth Story, with Oxford University Press in 1950. A vivid evocation of visual detail later translated to her writing. As a young adult, she trained as an artist, working as a painter of miniatures. She also became a great admirer of Rudyard Kipling, who strongly influences her prose, settings, and themes. She was educated largely at home by her mother, who introduced her to literature, especially Celtic Mythology and the Matter of Britain. Medicine and disabled characters play a prominent role in her fiction. At two years old, she developed juvenile arthritis which partially crippled her she spent much of her childhood in and out of hospital and used a wheelchair in later life. Sutcliff was the daughter of a Royal Navy commander, and much of her work focuses on military officers and the life of the service. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her services to children's literature. She is best-known for her novels set in Roman Britain, particularly The Eagle of the Ninth.
Rosemary Sutcliff CBE (14 December 1920 – 23 July 1992) was a British writer of Young Adult Historical Fiction, who published some fifty books between 19.
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