Adrian Tinniswood on Noble Ambitions: the fall and rise of the post-war country house. Friday 28 June at 7:30pm

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Adrian Tinniswood OBE FSA, Senior Research Fellow in History at the University of Buckingham and Visiting Fellow in Heritage and History at Bath Spa University: part academic and part raconteur. His work running Buckingham’s postgraduate programme in Country House Studies, and his career as a writer covering all things historic house, has given him a unique insight into their social history.

From lions at Longleat to Christine Keeler at Cliveden. Join us on a lively tour as Swinging London collided with traditional rural values. Capturing the spirit of the age and proving that the country house is not only an iconic symbol, but a lens through which to understand the shifting fortunes of Britain in an era of monumental social change.