Birthday: 1945-01-03 Born in: 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.
Known for
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.
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.