A. J. P. Taylor (March 25, 1906 to September 7, 1990) is considered by many the leading English historian of the 20th century. His left wing sympathies were visible in his many books, and his radio and televsion appearances made him famous and popular. He argued controversially that our foes in World War II were less ideologically driven, (except for their antisemitism) being interested in enhancing the powers of their own countries, but not in really seeking war.
He was fond of cats, and in addition to having six children by two wives, we have notes about a "large white cat" and a Siamese cat in the late 1940s. The latter was named "Colette."
We learn a little about his cats and a lot about his messy domestic affairs in Kathleen Burke's biography, Troublemaker: The Life and History of A. J. P. Taylor, (2000).
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