Deep into the Sixties: Britain 1965–66
Sep 2026 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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'As thrilling as ever' CRAIG BROWN, SUNDAY TIMES
'A tour de force of popular history' BLAKE MORRISON, GUARDIAN
'This glorious historical monument slows, expands and luxuriously stretches to encompass one of the defining moments of change in our history' PHILIP HENSHER, SPECTATOR
'The poet of postwar Britain . . . In a league of his own' JONATHAN COE
The sixth book in the celebrated 'Tales of a New Jerusalem' series – named one of the best books of the 21st century by the Sunday Times
It's the heart of the Sixties in Britain – the Beatles and the Stones vie at the top of the charts, England win the World Cup, and optimism and patriotism percolate through the streets. But this is not the full story of those years. Disaffection on the political left increasingly focuses on the escalating Vietnam War; and the ambitious hopes of Harold Wilson's Labour government start to founder on the parlous state of the pound.
This was a time of looking both backwards and forwards – sweeping reforms to secondary education, huge swathes of urban redevelopment, and the irresistible rise of a confident, free-spending youth culture. Yet everyday life for many, especially beyond the big cities, bore striking resemblance to decades earlier.
Covering the short but intense period from after Churchill's death in early 1965 to England's Wembley triumph in July 1966, David Kynaston uses a plethora of contemporary sources, including diaries of ordinary people, to paint a richly nuanced picture of unrivalled detail. Deep Into the Sixties continues to revolutionise how we see post-war Britain.
'A tour de force of popular history' BLAKE MORRISON, GUARDIAN
'This glorious historical monument slows, expands and luxuriously stretches to encompass one of the defining moments of change in our history' PHILIP HENSHER, SPECTATOR
'The poet of postwar Britain . . . In a league of his own' JONATHAN COE
The sixth book in the celebrated 'Tales of a New Jerusalem' series – named one of the best books of the 21st century by the Sunday Times
It's the heart of the Sixties in Britain – the Beatles and the Stones vie at the top of the charts, England win the World Cup, and optimism and patriotism percolate through the streets. But this is not the full story of those years. Disaffection on the political left increasingly focuses on the escalating Vietnam War; and the ambitious hopes of Harold Wilson's Labour government start to founder on the parlous state of the pound.
This was a time of looking both backwards and forwards – sweeping reforms to secondary education, huge swathes of urban redevelopment, and the irresistible rise of a confident, free-spending youth culture. Yet everyday life for many, especially beyond the big cities, bore striking resemblance to decades earlier.
Covering the short but intense period from after Churchill's death in early 1965 to England's Wembley triumph in July 1966, David Kynaston uses a plethora of contemporary sources, including diaries of ordinary people, to paint a richly nuanced picture of unrivalled detail. Deep Into the Sixties continues to revolutionise how we see post-war Britain.
'As thrilling as ever' CRAIG BROWN, SUNDAY TIMES
'A tour de force of popular history' BLAKE MORRISON, GUARDIAN
'This glorious historical monument slows, expands and luxuriously stretches to encompass one of the defining moments of change in our history' PHILIP HENSHER, SPECTATOR
'The poet of post...
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David Kynaston was born in Aldershot in 1951. His many books include King Labour (1976, a study of the Victorian working class), The City of London (1994–2001, a widely acclaimed four-volume history), and Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket (2018, co-written with Stephen Fay). Since 2001 his main focus has been on 'Tales of a New Jerusalem', a multi-volume history of post-war Britain. He continues to support Aldershot Town, subject of his diary Shots in the Dark (2020).
David Kynaston was born in Aldershot in 1951. His many books include King Labour (1976, a study of the Victorian working class), The City of London (1994–2001, a widely acclaimed four-volume history), and Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket (2018, co-written with Stephen Fay). Since 2...
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