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A book about pop culture in Britain from The Beatles’ debut and the “rise” of
the mini-skirt in 1962!
From the world of music, there are The Kinks, The Sex Pistols, The Spice
Girls, Wham, Adele, and Queen, but let’s not forget other notable personalities
such as James Bond, Banksy, Mary Quant, the Queen, Margaret
Thatcher, Vidal Sassoon, and Francis Bacon—not to be confused with fried
bacon, which you’ll also read about, along with beer and fish and chips. Cult
TV shows include Doctor Who, Mr. Bean, Peppa Pig, and The Teletubbies.
And then there’s footie (that’s English for soccer), the roller (Rolls-Royce), and
other quintessentially British icons…