Memorials & monuments · London
A. J. P. Taylor
A. J. P. Taylor — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
David Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
A. J. P. Taylor is a memorial located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Alan John Percivale Taylor (25 March 1906 – 7 September 1990) was an English historian who specialised in 19th- and 20th-century European diplomacy. Both a journalist and a broadcaster, he became well known to millions through his television lectures. His combination of academic rigour and popular appeal led the historian Richard Overy to describe him as "the Macaulay of our age". In a 2011 poll by History Today magazine, he was named the fourth most important historian of the previous 60 years.
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Description
Taylor has been criticised for promoting the La décadence view of the French Third Republic. This historical concept portrays the Third Republic as a decadent state, forever on the verge of collapse. In particular, advocates of the La décadence concept have asserted that inter-war France was riven by political instability; possessed a leadership that was deeply divided, corrupt, incompetent and pusillanimous, which ruled over a nation rent by mass unemployment, strikes, a sense of despair over the future, riots and a state of near-civil war between the Left and the Right. Of all the French governments of the interwar era, only the Popular Front government of Léon Blum was presented…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5386, -0.1510
- District
- Camden
- Parish
- Camden, unparished area
- Postcode
- NW1 7TS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Official site
- www.halfhitch.london
Sources
- osm: node/7973584703 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: A. J. P. Taylor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is A. J. P. Taylor?
- A. J. P. Taylor is in London, United Kingdom (postcode NW1 7TS), in the parish of Camden, unparished area.
- Is A. J. P. Taylor free to visit?
- Yes, A. J. P. Taylor is free to enter.
- How do I get to A. J. P. Taylor?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NW1 7TS. It sits within the Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary constituency.