Starkey, David

Autor: Starkey, David
Rok: 1945-

Biogr./Hist. údaje: Britský historik. Zaměřuje se na tudorovskou historii.
Zdroj: Autoritní databáze Národní knihovny ČR

David Starkey CBE FSA FRHistS (born David Robert Starkey; 3 January 1945) is a British constitutional historian and a radio and television presenter.Born the only child of Quaker parents, he attended Kendal Grammar School before studying at Cambridge University through 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.Starkey is a well-known radio and television personality, first appearing on television in 1977. While a regular contributor to the BBC Radio 4 debate programme The Moral Maze, his acerbic tongue earned him the sobriquet of "rudest man in Britain"; his frequent appearances on Question Time have been received with criticism and applause. Starkey has presented several history documentaries. In 2002 he signed a £2 million contract with Channel 4 for 25 hours of programming. Recently, he was a contributor on the Channel 4 series Jamie's Dream School. He has written several books on the Tudors.Starkey was appointed CBE in 2007. He is an honorary associate of the National Secular Society and an ardent supporter of gay equality movements, with the exception of same-sex marriage, describing marriage as "part of the baggage of heterosexual society". He lives with his long-time partner in the south of England.