From European runaways to Islamic sea-rovers, 'Pirates of Barbary' is a record of the men who terrorised the Barbary coast and beyond. Taking the individual histories of a range of these men, Adrian Tinniswood recreates the twilight world of the corsair in fascinating detail.

This account of the Great Fire of London explores its history and consequences, from the first small blaze to the long work of rebuilding. It also describes the human story of the fire and its aftermath - the panic and terror, the hunt for scapegoats and the rebirth of a city.

This portrait of Christopher Wren (1632-1723), the great British architect, aims to show us the man behind the legend. Wren was a founder of the Royal Society, he mapped the moon and the stars, investigated the problem of longitude and the rings of Saturn, and carried out groundbreaking experiments into the circulation of the blood. His observations on comets, meteorology and muscular action made vital contributions to the developing ideas of Newton, Halley and Boyle.

Adrian Tinniswood presents the extraordinary story of one English family in the 17th century - the Verneys. By drawing on their letters, he reveals the world of this family of Buckinghamshire gentry in detail and intimacy.

The enthralling history of one English family who changed the world through the turbulent years of the Civil War and birth of the New World.
T"he Rainborowes" bridges two generations and two worlds, weaving together the lives of the Rainborowe clan as they struggle to forge a better life for themselves and a better future for humankind in the New World.
Starting with William Rainborowe, a prominent merchant-mariner and shipmaster, and his equally formidable sons and daughters between 1630 and 1660, we follow their astonishing story through the Civil War, the Putney debates, and...