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David Kynaston
David Kynaston, Hatchards, London, 2023
Born
David Thomas Anthony Kynaston

(1951-07-30) 30 July 1951 (age 74)[1]
Aldershot
Academic background
EducationWellington College
Alma materUniversity of Oxford (BA)
London School of Economics (PhD)
ThesisThe London Stock Exchange, 1870-1914 : an institutional history (1983)
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-discipline
English society
InstitutionsKingston University

David Thomas Anthony Kynaston (/ˈkɪnəstən/; born 30 July 1951[1] in Aldershot, England) is an English historian specialising in the social history of England.[2] He has written more than 30 books, including the first four books in his series Tales of a New Jerusalem, in which he chronicles the history of Great Britain from the end of World War II in 1945 to the ascension of Margaret Thatcher in 1979.[3] The first book in the series–Austerity Britain–was named "Book of the Decade" in 2009 by The Sunday Times.

Education and academic career

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Kynaston was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and New College, Oxford, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in modern history in 1973.[1] He was awarded a PhD from the London School of Economics for his 1983 thesis on the history of the London Stock Exchange.[4][5] Kynaston became a visiting professor at Kingston University in 2001,[1] and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2010.[6]

Tales of a New Jerusalem

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In 2007 Kynaston published Austerity Britain, 1945–1951, to much acclaim.[7] The book consists of two volumes–A World To Build and Smoke In the Valley–that together constitute the first in a projected series of six books entitled Tales of a New Jerusalem, chronicling the history of Great Britain from the end of World War II in 1945 to the ascension of Margaret Thatcher in 1979.[3] Austerity Britain was named "Book of the Decade" by The Sunday Times.[8]

Family Britain (2010) is the second book in the series, covering the period from 1951 to the Suez Crisis of 1956, and was released as a single volume containing two parts–The Certainties Of Place and A Thicker Cut.[9] It was Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4 for the week of 23 November 2009, read by Dominic West.[10]

The third book in the series, Modernity Britain, covering the years 1957–62, was published as two volumes–Opening The Box in June 2013 and A Shake Of The Dice in 2014.[11][12]

The first volume of the fourth book, A Northern Wind, covering the years 1962–65, was published on 28 September 2023.[13]

Publications

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As of April 2026, Kynaston has authored over 30 books either alone or jointly with other authors.

  • King Labour: British Working Class, 1850–1914, 1976, ISBN 978-0-429-78620-4
  • Shots In The Dark: A Diary of Saturday Dreams and Strange Times, 1978, ISBN 978-1-5266-2302-7
  • The Secretary of State, 1978, ISBN 978-0-900963-80-3
  • The Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1980, ISBN 978-0-900963-97-1
  • Bobby Abel: Professional Batsman, 1857–1936, 1982, ISBN 978-0-436-23951-9
  • 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, ISBN 978-0-356-10548-2
  • The Financial Times: a centenary history, 1988, ISBN 978-0-670-81295-0
  • WG's Birthday Party, 1990, ISBN 978-0-7011-3496-9
  • Cazenove & Co.: a history, 1991, ISBN 978-0-7134-6059-9
  • The City of London, Volume I: A World of Its Own, 1815–90, 1995, ISBN 978-1-4481-1229-6
  • The City of London, Volume II: Golden Years, 1890–1914, 1995, ISBN 978-1-4481-1230-2
  • LIFFE: A Market and its Makers, 1997, ISBN 978-1-85757-056-4
  • The City of London, Volume III: Illusions of Gold, 1914–45, 1999, ISBN 978-1-4481-1231-9
  • Phillips and Drew: Professionals in the City (with William Joseph Reader), 2001, ISBN 978-0-7090-6292-9
  • City State: A Contemporary History of the City and How Money Triumphed (with Richard Roberts), 2001, ISBN 978-1-84765-043-6
  • The City of London, Volume IV: Club No More (with Will Sulkin), 1945–2000, 2002, ISBN 978-1-4481-1232-6
  • The Bank of England: Money, Power, and Influence 1694–1994, 2002 (editor, with Richard Roberts, ISBN 978-0-19-828952-4
  • City of London, 1815-2000, 2004, ISBN 978-1-4481-1472-6
  • Austerity Britain, 1945–51, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4088-0907-5, reprinted as:
  • Family Britain, 1951–57, 2009, ISBN 978-1-4088-0349-3
  • City of London: The History, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4481-1472-6
  • Modernity Britain, 1957–62, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4088-4438-0, reprinted as:
  • The Lion Wakes: A Modern History of HSBC (with Richard Roberts), 2015, 978-1847658975
  • Till Time's Last Sand: A History of the Bank of England 1694–2013, 2017, ISBN 978-1-4088-6858-4
  • Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket (with Stephen Fay), 2018, ISBN 978-1-4088-9539-9
  • Engines of Privilege: Britain's private school problem (with Francis Greenwood), 2019, ISBN 978-1-5266-0127-8[16][17][18][19]
  • London's Square Mile: A Secret City (with Polly Braden), 2019, ISBN 978-1-910566-44-2
  • On the Cusp: Days of '62, 2021, ISBN 978-1-5266-3202-9
  • Banker and Philanthropist: A Portrait of Anthony de Rothschild, 2022, ISBN 978-0-903696-56-2
  • A Northern Wind: Britain 1962–65, 2023, ISBN 978-1-5266-5756-5
  • Richie Benaud's Blue Suede Shoes: The Story of an Ashes Classic (with Harry Ricketts), 2024, ISBN 978-1-5266-7030-4

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Anon (2017). "Kynaston, Dr David Thomas Anthony". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U281869. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "Bloomsbury - David Kynaston - David Kynaston". www.bloomsbury.com.
  3. ^ a b Kynaston, David (2007). Austerity Britain, 1945–1951. London: Bloomsbury. p. ix. ISBN 978-0-7475-9923-4.
  4. ^ Kynaston, David Thomas Anthony (1983). The London Stock Exchange, 1870-1914 : an institutional history. london.ac.uk (PhD thesis). London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London). OCLC 24154737. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.295464. Free access icon
  5. ^ Random House's page about City of London 1 Archived 1 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine specifies Wellington College, New College Oxford, and the LSE, although it does not give years or degrees.
  6. ^ "Kynaston, David". Royal Society of Literature. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  7. ^ Christopher Silvester (30 October 2009). "Family Britain, 1951–57: David Kynaston". Express. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  8. ^ "The best of the decade". The Times. Retrieved 4 September 2011.[dead link]
  9. ^ Diski, Jenny (August 2010). "Fastidious Albion: Postwar Britain keeps calm, carries on". Harper's Magazine. Vol. 321, no. 1, 923. pp. 79–82. Retrieved 29 June 2013. (subscription required)
  10. ^ Kynaston, David (23 November 2009). "Family Britain". Book of the Week. BBC. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  11. ^ DeGroot, Gerard (14 June 2013). "Modernity Britain by David Kynaston, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  12. ^ Bennett, Catherine (22 June 2013). "Modernity Britain: Opening the Box, 1957–1959 by David Kynaston – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  13. ^ "A Northern Wind". Bloomsbury [Press]. 23 April 2026. Retrieved 23 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Weight, Richard (November 2013). "Review of Modernity Britain : opening the box, 1957–59". Reviews. History Today. 63 (11): 64–65. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  15. ^ Mark Damazer, "Modernity Britain by David Kynaston: Social history with a smile" (review), New Statesman, 27 June 2013.
  16. ^ Hillman, Nick (2019). "Review of 'Engines of Privilege: Britain's Private School Problem'". hepi.ac.uk. Higher Education Policy Institute.
  17. ^ Green, Francis; Kynaston, David (2019). Engines of privilege : Britain's private school problem. London. ISBN 978-1-5266-0127-8. OCLC 1108696740.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  18. ^ Clanchy, Kate (2019). "Engines of Privilege review – a challenge to Britain's private schools?". The Guardian.
  19. ^ Derham, Patrick (2019). "Book review – Engines of Privilege: Britain's Private School Problem". tes.com. Times Educational Supplement.
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