David Starkey
Historian
Top 10 TV picks: November 10-16...with a portrait of Britain's longest-reigning monarch since Queen Victoria. Royals' debut coincides with the DVD release of historian David Starkey's excellent documentary series, Monarchy. Documentary Channel, 8.30pm Wednesday 3. The... In this article: DVD, Matthew Weiner, Documentary Channel, Dancing with the Stars, Mad Men, Wellington, Blu-ray, Surgery, and Henry VIII |
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Sunday Mirror | November 06, 2009
X Factor's Simon Cowell snapped up at auction for GBP19,000 an hour
...who took part were Net-a-Porter businesswoman Natalie Massenet (GBP10,200) and Mamma Mia! producer Judy Craymer (GBP4,000). The lowest prices were for historian David Starkey (GBP700) and Booker winning author Sir Salman Rushdie (GBP650).
In this article: Simon Cowell, X Factor, Philip Green, Topshop, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Universal Music, Salman Rushdie, and Mamma Mia!
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | November 06, 2009
X Factor's Simon Cowell auctioned at GBP19000 an hour
...businesswoman Natalie Massenet (GBP10,200) and Mamma Mia! producer Judy Craymer (GBP4,000). The lowest prices were for historian David Starkey (GBP700) and Booker winning author Sir Salman Rushdie (GBP650). Steal Agyness Deyn's New...
In this article: Simon Cowell, X Factor, Philip Green, Topshop, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Universal Music, Agyness Deyn, and Salman Rushdie
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Times Online | October 13, 2009
Battle of Agincourt gets The Tudors' treatment from Michael Hirst
...of Agincourt gets The Tudors' treatment from Michael Hirst He reimagined Elizabeth I as a flirtatious young princess and upset David Starkey with a hedonistic Henry VIII who looks more like a male model than Holbein's florid monarch.
In this article: Michael Hirst, The Tudors, Nicolas Roeg, Battle of Agincourt, Bernard Cornwell, Henry V, Charles VI, Charles VI, and Henry V
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scotsman.com - Scotland | September 23, 2009
Historian dubs Capital an 'ingrowing toenail'
...read this article in full you must be registered with the site. Historian dubs Capital an 'ingrowing toenail' CELEBRITY historian David Starkey has provoked outrage by comparing Edinburgh to "an ingrowing toenail". He also called the...
In this article: Edinburgh Evening News, Edinburgh, Scotland, Total Politics, and Scottish Parliament Building
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Times Online | September 22, 2009
Starkey strikes again at 'medieval and self-indulgent' Scotland
...a Minister of Justice that is an underemployed solicitor - that's what you get," he said. During the interview, Starkey claimed he has fond memories of holidaying in Scotland as a child. However, he said the country was "a deeply backward...
In this article: Scotland, Tom Devine, Margo MacDonald, Question Time, Edinburgh, Cosmopolitanism, and University of Paris
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BBC | September 20, 2009
Shipshape
...Rose has become such a popular attraction she needs a new home This weekend was the public's last chance to view the vessel historian Dr David Starkey described as "this country's Pompeii", before construction work begins on a new GBP35m...
In this article: Mary Rose, Portsmouth, Britain, HMS Warrior, HMS Victory, and Pompeii
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Guardian Unlimited | September 15, 2009
ITV and Channel 4 in leadership crisis
ITV's shares closed at just under 50p yesterday, down more than 5%. Advert for More4 in which the channel's pub quiz team - Tony Robinson, David Starkey, Jon Snow and Kevin McCloud - are barred from entering at their local 20 Jan 2009:
In this article: Channel 4, ITV, ITV 4, More4, and Michael Grade
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Guardian Unlimited | September 09, 2009
Fascinated by history
Why are we suddenly so fascinated by our history? Man Booker prize contenders, Starkey and Schama TV series: we seem to feel a need to revisit our proud past When I was a teenager, I was a devourer of the rip-roaring historical romances...
In this article: Man Booker Prize, Simon Schama, Massachusetts General Hospital, National Trust, JavaScript, and British Medical Journal
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Independent.co.uk - UK | August 06, 2009
Henry VIII Man & Monarch podcasts
Download a free three-part podcast series presented by David Starkey The British Library's exhibition on Henry VIII: Man & Monarch, casting new light on one of the country's most controversial monarchs, is guest curated by David...
In this article: Henry VIII and British Library
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | March 30, 2009
History has been 'feminised' says David Starkey as he launches Henry VIII series
...past from real people to mere straw men and women in our struggles." Earlier this month Dr Starkey said he believed Henry VIII's handwriting showed he had an "emotionally incontinent" personality because he was brought up in a...
In this article: Henry VIII, Henry VIII, Antonia Fraser, Straw man, Fathers for Justice, Radio Times, Alison Weir, Elizabeth I, and The Six Wives of Henry VIII
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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.
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