Dr. David Starkey: A Boswell in the House of Windsor

Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin

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🗓️ 30 August 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Dr. David Starkey is one of Britain’s leading historians, with a focus on the monarchy’s history and contemporary role. His work includes numerous books and television series covering the English monarchy, particularly the wives of Henry VIII and the reign of Elizabeth I. He’s known for his regular appearances on BBC Radio 4's The Moral Maze, BBC 1's Question Time and This Week and most recently, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee for GBNews. Starkey was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2007 and currently hosts a YouTube Channel, David Starkey Talks. Dr. David Starkey and Alec discuss the House of Windsor's rise to power, mistakes in the era of Princess Diana, and Harry and Meghan’s status with the Royal Family.

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0:32.3	This is Alec Baldwin, and you're listening to Here's the Thing from I Heart Radio.
0:39.1	My guest today is one of Britain's leading royal historians, Dr. David Starkey.
0:45.7	Starkey has lectured at the London School of Economics and offered numerous books and
0:51.2	television series on the English Monarchy. He's also known for his blazingly sharp commentary
0:58.5	on BBC 4's debate program, The Moral Mays, BBC 1's Question Time, and most recently,
1:06.7	covering the Queen's Platinum Jubilee for GB News.
1:11.6	Since David Starkey has written dozens of books and produced hours upon hours of documentary
1:17.6	television, I was curious how he's able to produce such a large body of work.
1:24.3	Well, I am prolific, actually Alec, and I'm not. If you've noticed, there are terrible hiatuses.
1:31.2	The books tend to cluster very closely together. There are moments when I churn stuff out,
1:38.7	almost unconsciously. I mean, let's deal with the two poles of how I write and what I've done.
1:46.6	And let's take the one where my late partner, James Brown, who plays a key role in so much of this,
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