Geoffrey Parnell

Geoffrey Parnell is a British historian. He is Keeper of the History of the Tower with the Royal Armories . Parnell has carried out extensive archaeological excavations in the tower, published various books and numerous articles on the history of the fortress.

Before his appointment as the official historian of the Towers of London, he worked as the Inspector of Ancient Monument for English Heritage - already in this position he had a special responsibility for the Tower of London. In the TV miniseries The Tower on Channel 4 , he appears as himself in seven out of eight episodes. He did his PhD on the history of the Board of Ordnance .

Publications

Individual publications

• The Royal Menagerie at the Tower of London , Royal Armories 1999.
• The Tower of London: Past & Present , Sutton Publishing 1998.
• The Tower of London , Batsford 1993.

Together with others

• Edward Impey & Geoffrey Parnell: The Tower of London: The Official Illustrated History , Merrell Publishers 2000
• I. Lapper & Geoffrey Parnell: The Tower of London: A 2000-Year History , Osprey Publishing 2000

Web links

• Parnell publication list (PDF; 12 kB)