Taylor, Alan John Percivale (1906–1990)
© Roger Louis
A political and diplomatic historian, Taylor was significant both for the controversy his work on Germany and the Second World War engendered and for his role in the development of history on television. His televised lectures made him the leading popular historian of his time.
- Forenames:
- Alan John Percivale
- Surname:
- Taylor
- Dates:
- 1906–1990
- Institutions:
- University of Oxford (Magdalen College)
- Influences:
- Carr, Edward Hallett
Namier, Lewis Bernstein - Themes:
- Nineteenth century
Twentieth century
International history
Political history
Popular history
- Biographies:
- Blackwell Dictionary of Historians
Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Proceedings of the British Academy
Bibliography
Personal papers
Significant publications
- A. J. P. Taylor, The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 1848–1918 (Oxford, 1954)
- A. J. P. Taylor, English History, 1914–1945 (Oxford, 1965)
- A. J. P. Taylor, The Origins of the Second World War (1961)
Other reading
- William Roger Louis, 'Historians I have known', Perspectives on History, 39, 5 (May 2001)
