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Also known as David Robert Starkey

British constitutional historian

Person · Open Library

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101

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  • Talking Heads
  • Creative Writing
  • Who Do You Believe?
  • Magna Carta Ebook
  • Frangible Operas

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Kendal, England, UK

David Robert Starkey MA, PhD, D.Litt., CBE, FSA, FRHistS is an English constitutional historian and a radio and television presenter. Born the only child of Quaker parents, he attended Kendal Grammar School before studying at Cambridge through a scholarship.

Known for

  • Reformation: Europe's Holy War — Himself - Presenter2017
  • Britain's Tudor Treasure: A Night at Hampton Court — Himself - Presenter2015
  • David Starkey's Magna Carta — Presenter2015
  • Richard III: The Princes in the Tower — Himself2015
  • The Last Days of Anne Boleyn — Self2013
  • David Starkey's Music and Monarchy2013
  • Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery2012
  • The Churchills2012
  • Jamie's Dream School — Himself2011
  • Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant — Self - Presenter2009

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David Robert Starkey, CBE, FSA (born 3 January 1945) is an English historian, a television and radio presenter, and a specialist in the Tudor period. Starkey was born the only child of poor Quaker parents in Kendal, Westmorland (now Cumbria), England. He now resides in Barham, Kent. His mother, Elsie Lyon, a strong personality, had a powerful influence on Starkey's formative years; he portrays his father, Robert Starkey, as a somewhat ineffectual man. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/David+St

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human
Given name
David
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Kendal
Languages spoken
English language
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date of birth
1945-01-03
sexual orientation
gay
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