Out of the chaos of post-Roman Dark Age Britain, the English had created the world's first nation-state: One king, one country, one church, one currency, one language and a single unified representative national administration. Never again in England would sovereignty descend to the merely regional level. Never again would the idea of England and the unity of England ever be challenged.
I think my cheerfulness keeps my writing from sinking into the depths of melancholy, while the darker side keeps in check any literary silliness I mi… - David Starkey
I think my cheerfulness keeps my writing from sinking into the depths of melancholy, while the darker side keeps in check any literary silliness I mi…
- David Starkey
Compare the scale and magnifcence of Versailles with St James's - the brick-built hovel in which the 18th-century kings of England lived. What was th… - David Starkey
Compare the scale and magnifcence of Versailles with St James's - the brick-built hovel in which the 18th-century kings of England lived. What was th…
Once a piece of writing gets to a moment where it's not going to get much better than it already is, marinate it. If you still like the piece, send i… - David Starkey
Once a piece of writing gets to a moment where it's not going to get much better than it already is, marinate it. If you still like the piece, send i…
Out of the chaos of post-Roman Dark Age Britain, the English had created the world's first nation-state: One king, one country, one church, one curre… - David Starkey
Out of the chaos of post-Roman Dark Age Britain, the English had created the world's first nation-state: One king, one country, one church, one curre…
In the 20th century, the position of the monarch as head of the Church of England was given a meaning which it never had before. You took the fact th… - David Starkey
In the 20th century, the position of the monarch as head of the Church of England was given a meaning which it never had before. You took the fact th…
I would put forward a modest proposition that we were very much better governed by Henry VIII than we are by King Gordon. - David Starkey
I would put forward a modest proposition that we were very much better governed by Henry VIII than we are by King Gordon.
I admire writers who have the tenacity to write a blog, and I'm told by everyone that it's an important element in remaining visible in the online wo… - David Starkey
I admire writers who have the tenacity to write a blog, and I'm told by everyone that it's an important element in remaining visible in the online wo…
I think it's probably true that creative people are touched by melancholy more than the average person, and to the extent that delving into that shad… - David Starkey
I think it's probably true that creative people are touched by melancholy more than the average person, and to the extent that delving into that shad…
I think I give far more space and play to avant-garde writing than any other contemporary textbook author. I want students to be able to decide for t… - David Starkey
I think I give far more space and play to avant-garde writing than any other contemporary textbook author. I want students to be able to decide for t…
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