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# Gillian Tindall

(1938–2025)   Historian

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Gillian Tindall was a historian.

## Quick Facts About Gillian Tindall

Born May 4, 1938

Died October 1, 2025

Profession Historian

## About Gillian Tindall

British writer and historian... \| Gillian Elizabeth Tindall was a British writer and historian. Among her books are City of Gold: The Biography of Bombay (1992) and Celestine: Voices from a French Village (1997). Her novel Fly Away Home won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1972. From the 1960s to the early 1990s, Tindall worked as a jo

##  Quotes by Gillian Tindall

> [“For years, walking round London, I had been aware of the actual land, lying concealed but not entirely changed or destroyed, beneath…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-tindall/for-years-walking-round-london-i-had-been-aware-of-the-actual-land/)

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