Mr. Taylor is an Associate Fellow with the Royal Historical Society, University College London

“Taylor succeeds in furnishing insights into the remarkable mind of this young, 16th-century Protestant noblewoman” & “serious students of English history will relish the new material offered here.” Publishers Weekly, Jan 2005. The Documents of Lady Jane Grey, Nine Days Queen of England, 1553.

“Mr. Taylor is an independent scholar who has not compromised traditional research values to provide his readers with thorough factual historical accounts instead of embellishing a few well-known facts as some modern authors do”. Detroit Free Press. 2008.

“James is a truly talented and gifted musician, author, poet and playwright. He is a respected independent scholar and his literary works have been openly accepted in academia and classrooms. It is refreshing to find an author who maintains traditional research values in this era of ‘armchair researchers.” Dr. Charlene Berry. Madonna University Library. 

"James  Taylor is a Renaissance man, delving into music, history, and writing  in his decades long career. As a military veteran, composer, amateur  astronomer, and historian, he brings a depth and breadth to his work  that is priceless. His penchant for finding a good story in history and  talent in finding true sources combine to create intelligent, engaging  biographies that reveal his favorite aphorism: truth really is stranger  than fiction." The Letterworks: Author Spotlight-2018