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David Kynaston was born in Aldershot in 1951. He holds a degree from the University of Oxford and a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He has been a professional historian since 1973 and has written many books, including The City of London (1994-2001), a widely acclaimed four-volume history, and WG's Birthday Party, an account of the Gentleman v. Players match at Lord's in July 1898. He is the author of Austerity Britain, 1945-51; Family Britain, 1951-57; Modernity Britain 1957-1962; On the Cusp; Days of '62; and A Northern Wind: Britain 1962 - 65, all volumes in a series covering the history of post-war Britain (1945-79) under the collective title 'Tales of a New Jerusalem'. Till Time's Last Sand: A History of the Bank of England, 1694-2013 was published in 2017. He is also author of Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket (2018), which he co-authored with Stephen Fay, Engines of Privilege: Britain's Private School Problem, co-authored with Francis Green, Shots in the Dark: A Diary of Saturday Dreams and Strange Times, an account of the 2016/17 season of David's football team, Aldershot and Richie Benaud's Blue Suede Shoes: The Story of an Ashes Classic co-authored with Harry Ricketts. |
