Ian Wilson
Born in south London, IAN WILSON read and graduated in history at Magdalen College, Oxford, back in the 1960s. He first took an interest in Geoffroi de Charny whilst at the British Library researching a book on the history of the Turin Shroud published in both the USA and UK in 1978. He is a prolific author of books for the general reader, including an authoritative biography of Shakespeare, Shakespeare: The Evidence , the research for which by accident brought to light the original manuscript...See more
Born in south London, IAN WILSON read and graduated in history at Magdalen College, Oxford, back in the 1960s. He first took an interest in Geoffroi de Charny whilst at the British Library researching a book on the history of the Turin Shroud published in both the USA and UK in 1978. He is a prolific author of books for the general reader, including an authoritative biography of Shakespeare, Shakespeare: The Evidence , the research for which by accident brought to light the original manuscript of Charny's works now housed in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. In 1995 Ian and his wife emigrated to Queensland, Australia, and The Book of Geoffroi de Charny , his first-ever academic book, has been researched and written whilst in retirement. See less
