David Starkey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David Starkey

British constitutional historian

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1945

Place of Birth: Kendal, England, United Kingdom

Profession: writer, historian, television presenter, radio personality

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

David Robert Starkey (born 3 January 1945) 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.
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. 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, and in 2011 was a contributor on the Channel 4 series Jamie's Dream School.