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David Starkey

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Born January 3, 1945 · Kendal, England, UK

Also known as David Robert Starkey · Dr David Starkey · Dr. David Starkey

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Biography

David Robert Starkey is a conservative English historian, radio and television presenter. The only child of Quaker parents, he attended Kendal Grammar School before reading history at Cambridge on a scholarship. There he specialised in Tudor history, writing a thesis on King Henry VIII's household. From Cambridge, he moved to the London School of Economics, where he was a lecturer in history until 1998. He has written several books on the Tudors.

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Awards & recognition

  • honorary doctor of the École normale supérieure de Cachan · 2013
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
  • Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
  • Medlicott Medal

Filmography6 titles

The Last Days of Anne Boleyn

2013as Self

Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs

2019Director, Producer, Writer

Monarchy

2004

Rome: The World's First Superpower

2014Director

Question Time

1979as Self - Panellist

The Churchills

2012