An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

A.J.P. Taylor

3 books referenced

Books by A.J.P. Taylor

English History 1914-1945

Referenced in 1 episode

583. The Lion, the Priest and the Parlourmaids: A 1930s Sex Scandal

July 16, 2025

Context:

A history of the interwar period in which Taylor discusses Harold Davidson. The hosts quote Taylor saying Davidson 'offered a great parable of the age of the interwar years' and that Davidson 'attracted more attention than, say, Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury.'

The Origins of the Second World War

Referenced in 1 episode

530. Hitler’s War on Poland: Countdown to Armageddon (Part 1)

January 13, 2025

Context:

Referenced when discussing Taylor's controversial argument that Hitler was just a conventional German nationalist, which the hosts disagree with. Published in the 1960s.

History of England Between the Wars

Referenced in 1 episode

119. World Cup of Kings & Queens preview

November 12, 2021

Context:

Referenced for a famous footnote describing George V, including the detail that he 'creased his trousers at the sides rather than front and back'