James D. Taylor, Jr.

An Associate Fellow with the Royal Historical Society, James D. Taylor Jr. is an independent scholar who has published a series of books with Algora pulling together all the available documentary evidence relating to key figures from English history. Painstakingly piecing together a wealth of details that were hidden away in archival records, old correspondence and other documents, he brings back in vivid color outstanding individuals whose flamboyance, character and stalwart dedication to their causes enabled them to shape the events of their times.
Taylor is particularly fascinated by figures from the treacherous era of the Tudors and Stuarts, times that tried men’s souls but their characters as well — and it’s their characters that shine clearly in the documentary evidence he unearths. The subjects of his books are paragons of courage, loyalty and integrity in the face of temptation and intimidation. Clear headed and well spoken under the direst of circumstances, these men and women lived life intensely, always keeping conscience ahead of comfort, whether they won their cause or lost everything.
James Taylor has also published two books profiling actresses involved in creating beloved characters like Betty Boop who have been entertaining America since the 1930s.

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Complete State Trials of the Tudor Era
In this captivating collection, James D. Taylor Jr shares is meticulous research into one of the most turbulent and transformative periods in English history.

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Documents of Lady Jane Grey,
Nine Days Queen of England 1553
Published information on Lady Jane is scant and contradictory; here, primary sources including Jane’s own letters illustrate the drama of a high-born, high-minded and intelligent young lady sacrificed on the pyre of ambition by her kin.

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Helen Kane and Betty Boop
On Stage and On Trial
Helen Kane was a major inspiration for the unmistakable image of Betty Boop.

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Henry Grey (c.1500-1554)
A History in Documents
Documents trace the Grey lineage back as far as 1100 CE. This venerable family was intermingled with many other well placed and ambitious figures of medieval England, and these axes of power and influence all came into play upon the death of the…

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Ships and Shipwrecks of the Early Stuart Dynasty 1603-1647
A Collection of Logs, Records and First-Hand Accounts
In this series, Mr. Taylor has painstakingly researched and collected information regarding shipwrecks from the English Tudor and Stuart eras, 1547–1647.

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Ships and Shipwrecks of the Late Stuart Era
1650–1702
Taylor’s latest work is a documentary history of over 300 English and related vessels, combining ship lists, technical data, and archival narratives of wrecks from 1650–1702, with emphasis on the Royal Navy, East India Company records, and…

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Ships and Shipwrecks of the Late Tudor Dynasty
A Collection of Logs, Records and First-hand Accounts of Missing Ships and Lost Treasures
The age of true, harrowing adventure feels a lifetime away. That’s why James D. Taylor Jr.’s Ships and Shipwrecks of the Late Tudor Dynasty is such a remarkable find.

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Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger and Wyatt’s Rebellion
In the turbulent landscape of sixteenth-century England, one man’s courage and conviction led an entire nation to the brink of civil war.

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The Queen’s Eyes: Sir Nicholas Throckmorton
Knight, Warrior, Ambassador and Diplomat 1513-1570
Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, an English diplomat, soldier, and politician, served as an ambassador to France and then Scotland during the turbulent Tudor era.

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The Shadow of the White Rose
Edward Courtenay Twelfth Earl of Devonshire 1526-1556
One life may reflect all the tempestuous turbulence of an era. Edward Courtenay spent his life in the best prisons—and palaces. Mary Tudor finally released him from the Tower when she seized the throne from Jane Grey after only a nine-day reign.

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The Voice of Betty Boop, Mae Questel
Historian James D. Taylor provides a look into the life of a wonderful woman and the contributions she made to American pop culture. She was dedicated to her work and remained active until the last ten years of her long life.

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