David Thomas Anthony Kynaston (; born 30 July 1951 in

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) is an English historian specialising in the

social history of England English society comprises the group behaviour of the English people, and of collective social interactions, organisation and political attitudes in England. The social history of England evidences many social and societal changes over the histo ...

Early life and education

Kynaston was educated at

Wellington College, Berkshire Wellington College is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in the village of Crowthorne, Berkshire, England. Wellington is a registered charity and currently educates roughly 1,200 pupils, between the ages of 13 and ...

and

New College, Oxford New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College is one of the oldest colleges at th ...

, from which he graduated with a

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degree in

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in 1973, and was awarded a PhD from the

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on the history of the

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in 1983.

Career and research

Kynaston became a Visiting Professor at

Kingston University , mottoeng = "Through Learning We Progress" , established = – gained University Status – Kingston Technical Institute , type = Public , endowment = £2.3 m (2015) , ...

in 2001.

''Tales of a New Jerusalem''

In 2007 Kynaston published ''Austerity Britain, 1945–1951'' to much acclaim. The title consists of two books that together make the first volume in a projected series of six entitled ''Tales of a New Jerusalem''. In this series Kynaston intends to chronicle the history of Great Britain from the

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to the ascension of

Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. S ...

in 1979. ''Austerity Britain'' was named "Book of the Decade" by ''The Sunday Times''. ''Family Britain'' (2010) is the second volume in the series, and was also released as two books. It covers the period from 1951 to the

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of 1956. The volume was serialised on

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as its ''

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'' for 23 November 2009, read by

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. The third volume, ''Modernity Britain'', covering the years 1957–59, was published in June 2013.

Publications

* ''King Labour: British Working Class, 1850–1914'', 1976 * ''

Bobby Abel Robert Abel (30 November 1857 – 10 December 1936), nicknamed "The Guv'nor", was a Surrey and England opening batsman who was one of the most prolific run-getters in the early years of the County Championship. He was the first England player ...

: Professional Batsman, 1857–1936'', 1982 * ''Archie's Last Stand: M.C.C. in New Zealand 1922-23: Being an Account of Mr. A. C. MacLaren's tour and His Last Stand'', 1984 * ''

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: a centenary history'', 1988 * '' WG's Birthday Party'', 1990 * '' Cazenove & Co.: a history'', 1991 * ''

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: Money, Power, and Influence 1694–1994'', 1995 (edited by Richard Roberts) * ''The City of London, Volume I: A World of Its Own, 1815–90'', 1995 * ''The City of London, Volume II: Golden Years, 1890–1914'', 1995 * ''LIFFE: A Market and its Makers'', 1997 * ''The City of London, Volume III: Illusions of Gold, 1914–45'', 1999 * ''The City of London, Volume IV: Club No More, 1945–2000'', 2002 (with Will Sulkin) * ''Austerity Britain, 1945–51'', 2007, reprinted as: ** ''Austerity Britain: A World to Build, 1945–48'', 2008 ** ''Austerity Britain: Smoke in the Valley, 1948–51'', 2008 * ''Family Britain, 1951–57'', 2009 * ''City of London: The History'', 2012 * ''Modernity Britain, 1957–62'', 2014, previously published as: ** ''Modernity Britain: Opening the Box, 1957–59'', 2013 ** ''Modernity Britain: A Shake of the Dice, 1959–62'', 2014 * ''Till Time's Last Sand: A History of the Bank of England 1694–2013'', 2017 * '' Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket'', 2018 (with Stephen Fay) * '' Engines of Privilege: Britain's private school problem'', co-authored with Francis Green * ''On the Cusp: Days of '62'', 2021

References

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