Derek J. Taylor is a best-selling history writer and former international TV news correspondent. He studied law and history at Oxford before joining Independent Television News of London. As an on-screen correspondent, he reported from Northern Ireland, Rome, South Africa and the United States, and reported on five wars in the Middle East. He is the author of Magna Carta: The Places that Shaped the Great Charter (The History Press, 2015), Who Do the English Think They Are? From the Anglo-Saxons to Brexit (The History Press, 2017) and Fayke Newes: The Media vs the Mighty, From Henry VIII to Donald Trump (The History Press, 2018).
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Derek J. Taylor: England from a Side-Saddle
In 1697, a 34-year-old woman mounted her horse and set off on a 3, 000-mile journey which over two summers would take her to every county in England. Her name was Celia Fiennes. It was a time when wo …
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Derek J. Taylor: Who Do the English Think They Are?
The English are often confused about who they are. They say ‘British’ when they mean ‘English’, and ‘English’ when they should say ‘British.’ But when England, more than the rest of the UK, voted to …
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Derek J. Taylor: Fayke Newes
‘Fake news.’ ‘Dishonest press.’ ‘Racist.’ ‘Mentally unstable.’ The insults President Donald Trump and the American news media hurl at each other are nothing new. In Tudor England, printed papers bran …
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Derek J. Taylor: Magna Carta
For 800 years, Magna Carta has inspired those prepared to face torture, imprisonment and even death in the fight against tyranny. But the belief that the Great Charter gave us such freedoms as democr …
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Derek J. Taylor: Horse in the Bathroom
Maggie wants a house with lots of light. I need one with character. And what we do have in common doesn t help either we re both stubborn. When Derek and his partner Maggie decide to escape to the co …
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