Troublemaker : The Life and History of A. J.

One of the most influential British historians of the twentieth century, A. J. P. Taylor was also the most popular, delivering history to a huge audience by means of legendary television lectures he gave live and unscripted. This engaging biography explores Taylor's activities as historian, Oxford don, broadcast journalist, husband, and friend during a brilliant life punctuated by success, failure, and frequent controversy.

Kathleen Burk is professor of modern and contemporary history at University College London.

Preface and Acknowledgements

ix

The Child Is Father to the Man 1906-1927

1

(65)

The Making of the Historian 1927-1934

66

(37)

The Manchester Years 1930-1938

103

(45)

The Oxford Years 1938-1963: The Good College Man

148

(76)

The Oxford Years 1938-1965 The Books and their Publishers

224

(87)

The London Years 1963-1985

311

(58)

The Business History of the History Business: How Taylor Built his Freelance Career 1938-1990

369

(39)

Epilogue Death and Judgement

408

(8)

Appendix How Much Money Taylor Made and How he Made it

416

(4)

Notes

420

(51)

Bibliography

471

(9)

Index

480

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Troublemaker : The Life and History of A. J. P. Taylor

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