
Author Biography — Ernle Bradford
Ernle Bradford was born in Norfolk, England on January 11, 1922, and was educated at Uppingham School (wherever and whatever that is). He joined the Navy in 1940, at age 18, and served in the Mediterranean Theatre till the end of WWII aboard minesweepers (not the game, the ship). After the war he was founder Editor of the Antique Dealer and Collector’s Guide, a broadcaster for the BBC, and was a leading authority on jewelry and silver. He was also an expert yachtsman, crossed the Atlantic several times, and sailed all around the Mediterranean and Aegean while doing historical research for his many books. He moved to Malta in 1967 and lived there with his wife and son until his death in 1986.











