David Starkey

AKA: David Robert Starkey, Dr David Starkey, Dr. David Starkey
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1945-01-03

Kendal, England, UK

Biography

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.

Crew Roles

David Starkey's Magna Carta
Writer
The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
Writer
The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
Director
The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
Producer
Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs
Director
Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs
Writer
Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs
Producer
Sinking the Lusitania: An American Tragedy
Director
Lost Pharaohs of the Nile
Director
Lost Pharaohs of the Nile
Producer
Lost Pharaohs of the Nile
Writer
Director
Director
Presenter
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {16}

Himself - Presenter

2015-01-10 0

Britain's Tudor Treasure: A Night at Hampton Court

Lucy Worsley and David Starkey celebrate the 500th anniversary of Britain's finest surviving Tudor building, Hampton Court. As Henry VIII's pleasure palace, Hampton Court was a showcase for royal magn ...
Genre :Documentary, TV Movie

Presenter

2015-01-26 8.3

David Starkey's Magna Carta

David Starkey looks at the origins of Magna Carta, the document that has underpinned British liberties since it was created in 1215 to check the abuses of King John. ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Himself

2015-03-21 0

Richard III: The Princes in the Tower

It's one of the darkest murder mysteries in British history: did Richard III really kill his nephews in order to make himself king? Is he the greatest villain in English history, or the victim of cent ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Self

2013-05-23 10

The Last Days of Anne Boleyn

Writers and historians including Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory revisit the last days of Anne Boleyn, who in 1536 became the first queen in British history to be executed. ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Himself - Presenter

2017-10-03 8

Reformation: Europe's Holy War

Historian David Starkey tells the story of the Protestant Reformation and how it transformed the face of modern Europe, unleashing fundamentalism, terror and religious violence. ...
Genre :Documentary, History

2012-01-26 9

Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery

In 2009 metal-detecting enthusiast Terry Herbert discovered the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure in the UK. Dan Snow travels across the old Kingdom of Mercia to unravel the secrets of the St ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Self - Witness for the Prosecution #4

1984-11-04 0

The Trial of Richard III

A modern trial by jury at the Old Bailey of one of the most famous events in English history. Conducted on the afternoon and evening of 21st February, 1984, it was held almost 500 years after the dea ...
Genre :Documentary, History, Crime, TV Movie

2004-10-18 7.8

Monarchy

Monarchy is a Channel 4 British TV series, 2004-2006, by British academic David Starkey, charting the political and ideological history of the English monarchy from the Saxon period to modern times. T ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2006-04-09 0

The Queen at 80

HM Queen Elizabeth II filmed across one year to mark her 80th birthday. Exclusive and private access including scenes at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse as well as ro ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2009-04-06 10

Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant

Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant is a history documentary series on Henry VIII of England presented by David Starkey. It premiered on Channel 4 from 6 to 27 April 2009. ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself

2000-05-04 6

Elizabeth

Elizabeth is a four-part British documentary about Queen Elizabeth I of England. ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself

2001-09-10 6.333

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Through dramatic reconstructions and his own passionate narration, Dr. David Starkey, the controversial Tudor historian, profiles the six women who married Henry Vlll. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Panellist

1979-09-25 5.5

Question Time

This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put ...
Genre :News, Talk

Himself

2011-03-02 0

Jamie's Dream School

Jamie's Dream School is a seven-part British television documentary series made by Fresh One Productions, first aired on Channel 4. In it, Jamie Oliver enrols a group of teenagers with fewer than five ...
Genre :Documentary

2012-07-26 0

The Churchills

The Churchills is a 2012 documentary in three parts written and presented by David Starkey tells the story of two great war leaders Winston Churchill and his ancestor John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlb ...
Genre :Documentary

2013-07-20 0

David Starkey's Music and Monarchy

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