Adrian Tinniswood

Author of THE VERNEYS: A True Story of Love, War, and Madness in Seventeenth-Century England

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Adrian Tinniswood is the author of more than a dozen books, including BY PERMISSION OF HEAVEN: The True Story of the Great Fire of London, and most recently, THE VERNEYS: A True Story of Love, War, and Madness in Seventeenth-Century England. He is a consultant to Britain’s National Trust and is kno …

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Adrian Tinniswood is the author of more than a dozen books, including BY PERMISSION OF HEAVEN: The True Story of the Great Fire of London, and most recently, THE VERNEYS: A True Story of Love, War, and Madness in Seventeenth-Century England. He is a consultant to Britain’s National Trust and is known on both sides of the Atlantic as an author, lecturer, and broadcaster. He lives near Bath, England.

Check out Adrian’s website at www.adriantinniswood.co.uk.

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