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Further Proof David Starkey Is A Poor Historian
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1173197/Kicked-sporran-Outcry-historian-David-Starkeys-TV-tirade-Scots.html
. . . with a poor grasp on Scottish and English History! Reading some of the comments I don't rate the history being taught in schools either!
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I do love the fact that the Scots and the Welsh got their own back against Edward Longshanks... the Tudors came from Wales and the Stuarts were Scottish!!! :D unfortunately I don't know enough about Ireland except that I do love their music. I love the irish bagpipes and flute. I also love the scottish bagpipes- my sister had a friend play the bagpipes for her wedding!
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A very poor Historian indeed.
Actually, I give DS the accolade of being THE person who made me determined to succeed with the books. In his series 'Monarchy' he dismissed the duke of York (all right, time was limited but he did not have to do this) with three words. York Was Killed. You know how he speaks in capital letters. Richard duke of York was Lord Protector of England, next in line to the throne after Henry VI, owner of half of England, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, where he had been a great success - he was a devoted husband and father, too. One mistake at Wakefield and he is dismissed in 3 words. I knew then that the books HAD to go out, as there are REAL PEOPLE behind the statistics and cold statements, real living people. I know, I have spoken with a good many of them and still do. Historians, especially ones like that, (who slandered Richard III something appalling in one of the Sunday supplements at the time of the series) do the people the disfavour of remembering that. In this outburst he is forgetting that the 'little countries' happen to be full of people. Just as he forgets history is made up of people.
me too. [why washing up liquid? :-)]
There is too much breathless against the clock game show/reality show about that programme. It could be good but the format spoils it for me.
I think my real irritation with Starkey is that he never talks about what other historians think.
he also wrote a book with Mick Aston called Archaeology is Rubbish... really good book...
When I was doing A level history I always tried to read beyond the limitations of what we were being taught about, and it was often more interesting to read about the views of others at the time, and since.
Scotland played a major part in history at various times, and it certainly can't be sidelined as unimportant.