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I love the momentary loss of words displayed by a little stutter every now and then where he gets a little bit exited with his own story telling. The difference with this guy and others is the deep understanding of context versus knowledge of facts. Keep 'em coming Dr. Starkey, I'm addicted.
Yeah his attempts at an original take is what I appreciate. It's his story, based on his trove of facts, rather than a rehashed version. I'm OK with those rehashed versions, so it's more about giving credit where its due instead of an insult to those.
I agree. Putting aside anything else or his supposedly poor 'conditioning' and the fact he is persona non grata, Dr S. is good to listen to and hear deliver and also obviously (like me) very erudite.
Also in bed watching you. Love your understanding. I admire you naming your TEACHER …so few do. I had a wonderful life as a musician …owe everything to me TEACHERS.
David Starkey doesn't need the money, he's doing this for the public good. We all owe him a huge debt of gratitude for this, lesser men wouldn't have bothered.
I think many people who are not on UA-cam for the income quite legitimately need support to allow them to spend time and money producing good quality content rather than other activity that would earn them (probably more) money. If, instead of producing five profitable books, an author produces four profitable books plus a load of videos it is not unreasonable for them to receive income from the videos to at least partly compensate them for that loss. Video income is not very great for the time and effort involved. I suspect many people, like David Starkey, would be producing videos if they didn't get a penny piece for them. Passion for, and ability in a subject - plus the will to communicate that passion - creates many books and videos that do nothing for the author's finances. For many authors self-satisfaction and the esteem of their peers and followers is all they ever get (plus the very occasional professorship and even tenure) for their efforts.
What bollocks. And the replies as well. Do you really think people are unaware - I mean like the young man did right in front of me - who I saw trying to steal the purse from the bag of a young woman who was very drunk when we were getting ready to leave a nightclub in London in 1999. If I were a paid poster trying to promote a general sense of antagonism between people who are perhaps predisposed to think poorly of those from other races - and thus watch long lectures on historical figures (like they might in Russia) - I might attempt to hoodwink the people watching by leaving a slew of messages which are poorly-worded and poorly put-together too.
I keep putting it off...finding other things to do.. Actually I once did a history course at uni partly taught by Christopher Coleman, who wrote a book with Starkey (was its name "Reformation Revised"?). He was even better than our venerable host here, by the way. He dropped David's name at one stage and a few years later this brash little fellow started appearing on the Moral Maze on Radio 4 ....in the days when I listened to R4. Lifetime ago
Thanks to God this man who is goaded into these magnificent lectures and emerges triumphant from the trash of his petty woke tormentors. A man for the regeneration of our historical achievements to shape our future aspirations in this glorious availability of real intellectual treasure. Bravo David
This man is a lesson to all those that are crying about 'CANCELL CULTURE'. He showed the middle finger to those who 'tried' to bring him down and went off to reach (SUCCESSFULLY) a new and established fan following. Well done Sir and thankyou, most enjoyable.
Hold up.... was he being targeted for "cancelation?" He's a bloody historian for crying out loud! I'm off to find out why now (after I finish the vid, of course.)
I went to university in the 1980's when tutorials where usually one student and one professor. These videos take me back....but at a much higher level!
☘️ Dr.Starkey reminds me of my favourite history teacher at school. You just had to sit back and listen to her, she made it so interesting & with such passion that you could retain all facts without having to lift a book! 👏👏Mrs. Kearns.👏👏
Her type of teacher, certainly at Primary level, don't exist anymore, certainly not in England. They're dangerous because they're charismatic and can't necessarily be controlled.
Just found channel, now we're talking! David is such an engaging speaker, the man is just talking to the camera and I watched the whole thing totally engaged, absorbed the whole thing fully.
Thank you so much David Starkey for doing this! To be able to witness you sharing your immense knowledge with all of of us is a joy and a privilege. A fascinating insight into the tudors.
David Starkey is my favorite historian. I not only enjoy watching his shows/docs but I have also learned alot over the years. Thank you David Starkey for your dedication to history and educating the masses!!
Being cancelled has been a boost to Dr Starkey ; probebly not what his critics intended but he is back with thoughtfull and provacative opinions always well reasoned and backed up by impeccable evidence .
He was never cancelled, don’t talk rubbish. Those who disagreed with him either didn’t buy his books or didn’t want to publish his books. Neither of those are “ cancelling “ him a total exaggeration.
I recall the History lessons I had when a schoolboy . Just a succession of events and dates , bones with no meat. How different the lessons could have been with teachers like David , explaining the politics and intrigue during great periods of English History. .
Compelling how can a 'University' deprive students of this superb historian and communicator. David makes you think in my case beyond my knowledge which leaves me wanting to know more.
All I can say is: wow!! Starkey just doesn't tell us what happened, he MAKES SENSE of what happened. Just like good economists do, Starkey understands that if you want to understand what happened, you have to take account of the motivations of the people involved and of the resources they had available to bring about what they wanted to achieve.
I love these talks. I live in NZ and am really interested in Englands history. I'm a slow reader and love being educated by your talks. Thank you so very much
Before I listen to you this evening …. my opinion is that Cromwell is the best of all the Councillors of the Kings and Queens of that period perhaps the best, until the victorians come along. Now I shall listen to the Doctor and hear who and what he actually was. Myth v reality - I love it Can’t wait Thanks for posting. Great Lecture the other night with the SDP too Dr David - very well received. 🙏
I've never really liked history, but David Starkey is just about the only historian who has so much enthusiasm for the subject, that I enjoy listening to his lectures and in turn, makes me enthusiastic about history. Shame there aren't more history teachers like Starkey in the school system.
Still find it unbelievable DS was jettisoned by the wokus-pocus powers that be in Cambridge. This brilliant historian is appreciated by many not just for his insight but also for saying what he really thinks rather than seeking refuge in the safety of nebulous babble that so many with a public profile serve up.
Whilst spending a short time at a secondary modern in the 60's, I always loved history. I forget the reason but here's what happened after I'd handed a history homework essay in. My Uncle was a Bevan Boy and had a pit pony. Now I do forget how the subject came about but I asked my Uncle about his time in the mines and his pit pony. My teacher, on returning it back to me stated that I had made the whole thing up. Mum reminded me that I was highly indignant and informed my teacher, "it was his pit pony, do you want to argue with him." (the pony refused to go into the pit one day and that refusal saved my Uncle's life when there was a massive cave in and no one came out alive). I would have loved to hear Dr Starkey's response to my essay! I went to Uni aged 40 and history was my major.
Thanks for the video, Dr. Starkey. I watched "Wolf Hall" and felt like I really needed to learn more about Cromwell. You filled in many of the blanks. It seems that Henry's "minister" was in effect his consiglieri. Quite the brilliant man.
Thank you, Dr. Starkey, I am thrilled to have found you and hear, once again, the truth from the one person I can always count on for providing real, unadulterated, unbiased history. You have the innate, superb ability to see these characters and their actions through the lens of their particular era. So many other so-called "historians" (and I use the term loosely in their case) read and summarize their findings through a modern lens, which is infuriating. I am a huge fan of yours here in the USA and delighted to see and hear you!
So glad you just posted this. I’m a serious fan of Mantel, but know she presents a well woven story. It’s a pleasure to hear the currently understood history of Cromwell. Interesting to hear a merit based way of rising in the social structure of England.
I didn't know about the closure of some small monasteries under Wolsey, neither did I know about the Treaty of Amiens and that 'French pension'; fantastic way to increase learning.
David, thank you for this. I appreciate him bring up Mantel because her books and stories are just that, stories. They are made up fiction, that try to put an outlook on the 16th century. More, as David states, was always the more brilliant man. One is orthodox so in today’s culture he is the villain. More outshines Cromwell in almost all aspects in life. It’s a fact. However, Cromwell was great at his job and a cunning man. Interesting listen!
I actually find both More and Cromwell to be pretty ruthless and not particularly likable however they were creatures of the time and in order to thrive in Tudor England, you had to step over a lot of other people. The problem with that was you made plenty of enemies who would leap at the chance to step over you.
@@graphiquejack I appreciate your opinion. I just disagree about More. He was a humanist, friends of Erasmus, writer of Utopia and other great theological works, etc. How one can truly tell he was a great man- 2 reasons: He kept his reputation even in Tudor and Elizabethan England as a Catholic martyr and he is not only a saint in the Catholic Church, but also COE.
@@eddiecorrigan3619 Respectfully, I think if your categorisation of More as a great man is dependent in a large part on him being a revered religious figure, it is potentially more subjective than you've presented it here. Whether people agree with you that he was an admirable person may well depend on whether they consider the values of the religions that venerate him (socio-cultural values, not just scriptural ones) to be worthwhile. I agree that he was an admirable man by the standards of his time. I'm just not so certain that that translates into him being someone who is universally a figure worthy of admiration.
What a thought provoking talk. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. My first introduction to Cromwell was the film “A Man For All Seasons” in which Thomas More is all but deified and Cromwell comes across as a villain of the worst possible kind. Other films, TV presentations and books (both fiction and non-fiction) continued to paint Thomas Cromwell in the deepest shades of black in order to underscore his evil nature. Imagine my complete surprise when I read “Wolf Hall” and the other two books in the Cromwell trilogy as well as Diarmaid MacCullough’s excellent biography of Cromwell and discovered a very different man than the one that I had previously known! Sir Thomas More was also a very different individual than the shining hero that playwright Robert Bolt had led me to know. I must confess that I find Cromwell a bit of a chameleon. As he advanced in King Henry’s service it seems to me that he became torn more and more often by placating and carrying out the wishes of an increasingly capricious and narcissistic ruler on one hand while trying to live true to his own principles and setting the proper example for Gregory, Richard and Rafe as well their families plus his other dependents and household staff members. He would also have had to been aware at some level, too, that the men that he worked with in government, especially those members of the nobility who never let him forget his humble beginnings, would’ve been thrilled to see him make a mistake that would’ve caused him to lose face before Henry. That kind of constant pressure must have been difficult to bear. I’ve often wondered how he dealt with it or if he dealt with it. His fall was shocking to me not only in its speed but also because so many of the men that he had helped to rise in the government and whom he had treated almost as family either openly turned against him or refused to stand up for him in his time of need. And of course Henry regretted executing him not long after his death. Cromwell was no knight in shining armor, but he deserved a much better ending than the one that he received at the end of his life.
Cromwell didn’t deserve to die for his role in getting the king to marry Anne of Cleves, but perhaps he did for the trumped up case he invented to take down Anne Boleyn. I find it hard to have much sympathy for him. He like virtually every member of court was ruthless and willing to step over others to get ahead, so if he fell victim to that himself, so be it. But in the end, Henry needs to shoulder the most blame for having all the power and allowing an environment where factions not only debated for power, but tore each other apart like rabid animals in a cockfight.
I love how Mr Starkey's telling of history is so deep. I always wanted more indepth history in school but had to read for myself over my life. I used to watch Shakespeare's plays & would follow a play on TV whilst reading it at the same time! ! I was voracious. Stratford upon Avon's theatre was where I went as often as I could too.
I am doing the Tudors as one of the components in A level History, and almost all of what Dr Starkey is saying has not been covered at all. The aftermath of the Treaty of Amiens, in terms of royal finances is pivotal, whereas we have only been told that it was Henry's wars that ruined finances. Thank you for providing such important information that I was oblivious to
Dr Starkey your ability to put all these historical decimal points all lined up in a cohesive presentation amazes me - every time! I learn so much what I was taught in school suddenly takes up bright lights and brings it all into focus! Thank you sir for your great work❤❤😊😊
Insightful Love the insight of the ceremonial and the instrumental being at the heart of the drama. Henry takes advantage of Cromwell's contribution. Monarchs learned that lesson or suffered the consequences.
This is such a privelege to be able to hear such an eloquent learned speaker on any subject but these talks are just wonderful on a sublect I love , Thank you Dr. David Starkey
This is a much more intimate and effective way to present history. No wasted moments, just you talking about the history you know so much about. I am deeply impressed with your methods and your resilience under the recent pressure you have been placed under. I do so hope it has freshened you as it certainly has me. It may sound a bit trite to say this, but well done you!
Wow, David I have literally just found this channel. Im so glad there is lots of us out here that want to keep hearing from you. Please do more history. Thanks 🙏🏻
I have literally seen your episodes like 10 times each one, I especially like King Child Edward 🤴 . You have the perfect narrative voice to do videos of the past.💖💗
Cromwell was 31:47 nothing but an avaricious snake. To advance himself he resorted to every scheme of the scoundrel: lying, deception, betrayal and exultation all forms of corruption.
Thankyou for sharing your historical knowledge and opinions sir. Engaging and accessible without the gimmicks and sensationalism of most to historical documentaries these days.
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a programme about Thomas more?
a bit of balance to mantel..
(i havnt paid) 🙂
I love the momentary loss of words displayed by a little stutter every now and then where he gets a little bit exited with his own story telling. The difference with this guy and others is the deep understanding of context versus knowledge of facts. Keep 'em coming Dr. Starkey, I'm addicted.
Yeah his attempts at an original take is what I appreciate. It's his story, based on his trove of facts, rather than a rehashed version. I'm OK with those rehashed versions, so it's more about giving credit where its due instead of an insult to those.
Camille Paglia is the same. They have a passion for their vocation.
True, but 500.000 years is a bit of a historical gaff
this man is a gem
I agree. Putting aside anything else or his supposedly poor 'conditioning' and the fact he is persona non grata, Dr S. is good to listen to and hear deliver and also obviously (like me) very erudite.
Drinking wine by the fire and listening to perfect history.
❤️🍷🔥❤️
Snuggled up in bed, waiting for husband and 4 cats to join me! Listening to David is mesmerising.
How I wish I had been blessed with lecturers of this calibre! Riveting from start to finish. Thank you Sir.
Also in bed watching you. Love your understanding. I admire you naming your TEACHER …so few do. I had a wonderful life as a musician …owe everything to me TEACHERS.
David Starkey doesn't need the money, he's doing this for the public good. We all owe him a huge debt of gratitude for this, lesser men wouldn't have bothered.
I think many people who are not on UA-cam for the income quite legitimately need support to allow them to spend time and money producing good quality content rather than other activity that would earn them (probably more) money. If, instead of producing five profitable books, an author produces four profitable books plus a load of videos it is not unreasonable for them to receive income from the videos to at least partly compensate them for that loss. Video income is not very great for the time and effort involved. I suspect many people, like David Starkey, would be producing videos if they didn't get a penny piece for them. Passion for, and ability in a subject - plus the will to communicate that passion - creates many books and videos that do nothing for the author's finances. For many authors self-satisfaction and the esteem of their peers and followers is all they ever get (plus the very occasional professorship and even tenure) for their efforts.
Please, I mean he is great, but has a hugeeeeeeeee ego also hahaaha
That is what trump says.... and trumpositories believe him
You are right. Overwhelmingly an interest in his subject.
These lectures are brilliant, Dr Starkey. Please continue to do more on the Tudors, as well as Elizabeth I.
I agree with you William Lane Dr Starkey lectures are brilliant
I've long thought that modern statecraft in England, Britain, UK, began with Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. She was her father's daughter.
Its quite refreshing getting facts again
Almost revolutionary not to have politically correct nonsense attached to it : climate change, race ideology, militant feminism, LGBT obsessions
@@Marvin-dg8vj blissful facts
@@Marvin-dg8vj YES!!!!!!
What bollocks. And the replies as well. Do you really think people are unaware - I mean like the young man did right in front of me - who I saw trying to steal the purse from the bag of a young woman who was very drunk when we were getting ready to leave a nightclub in London in 1999.
If I were a paid poster trying to promote a general sense of antagonism between people who are perhaps predisposed to think poorly of those from other races - and thus watch long lectures on historical figures (like they might in Russia) - I might attempt to hoodwink the people watching by leaving a slew of messages which are poorly-worded and poorly put-together too.
@@inaleyen2737 This channel doesn't have any content.
After Dr Starkey's lectures I feel as if I ought to be writing a 2000 word essay on some aspect of it, fully referenced and in by next Thursday!
Oh you too? However, my paper is due on Monday and the pressure is overwhelming!
Did mine last week lmao
You just about can listening to him. I dunno it's so engaging, I absorb it so well.
I keep putting it off...finding other things to do..
Actually I once did a history course at uni partly taught by Christopher Coleman, who wrote a book with Starkey (was its name "Reformation Revised"?). He was even better than our venerable host here, by the way. He dropped David's name at one stage and a few years later this brash little fellow started appearing on the Moral Maze on Radio 4
....in the days when I listened to R4. Lifetime ago
@@SuperBartles It was "Revolution Reassessed"
David Starkey is such a brilliant intellect and communicator. Everything he shares is so insightful.
Thanks to God this man who is goaded into these magnificent lectures and emerges triumphant from the trash of his petty woke tormentors. A man for the regeneration of our historical achievements to shape our future aspirations in this glorious availability of real intellectual treasure. Bravo David
Spot on my friend the man is a legend !!
Yes, we’ve got him on a very regular basis now ❤️
Cambridge’s loss. Not complaining.
Agreed!
lol imagine being tormented by soy
This man is a lesson to all those that are crying about 'CANCELL CULTURE'. He showed the middle finger to those who 'tried' to bring him down and went off to reach (SUCCESSFULLY) a new and established fan following. Well done Sir and thankyou, most enjoyable.
Well said. It is rather like the huge relief when a disruptive nuisance is removed from the classroom and the rest can listen, concentrate and enjoy.
Hold up.... was he being targeted for "cancelation?" He's a bloody historian for crying out loud! I'm off to find out why now (after I finish the vid, of course.)
@@Clint52279 I just looked it up. Apparently he's said some racially insensitive things last year and in 2011...
Cromwell was a genocidal maniac .
@@paulbangash4317 Thomas was? Do tell why? Was it cause of all the Ireland stuff that THOMAS Cromwell did??
I went to university in the 1980's when tutorials where usually one student and one professor. These videos take me back....but at a much higher level!
☘️ Dr.Starkey reminds me of my favourite history teacher at school. You just had to sit back and listen to her, she made it so interesting & with such passion that you could retain all facts without having to lift a book! 👏👏Mrs. Kearns.👏👏
Her type of teacher, certainly at Primary level, don't exist anymore, certainly not in England. They're dangerous because they're charismatic and can't necessarily be controlled.
Ironically he was James O’Briens history teacher 🤦🏻
God help us 🙏
It isn't just these brilliant talks we are getting. It is great to see so many thoughtful and enthusiastic contributions as well.
Just found channel, now we're talking! David is such an engaging speaker, the man is just talking to the camera and I watched the whole thing totally engaged, absorbed the whole thing fully.
Thank you so much David Starkey for doing this! To be able to witness you sharing your immense knowledge with all of of us is a joy and a privilege. A fascinating insight into the tudors.
David Starkey is my favorite historian.
I not only enjoy watching his shows/docs but I have also learned alot over the years.
Thank you David Starkey for your dedication to history and educating the masses!!
I love you David Starkey. Thank you for being here.
Thank God for Dr Starkey's willingness to share his lectures and his knowledge with us. My historical education has been greatly supplemented by him.
Perfect Friday night evening. Shall pour myself a glass of wine and enjoy x
Red or white?
Good idea.
I say Merlot and some cheese and onion Kettle jobs or furrows, forget the make 🤔
Being cancelled has been a boost to Dr Starkey ; probebly not what his critics intended but he is back with thoughtfull and provacative opinions always well reasoned and backed up by impeccable evidence .
He was never cancelled, don’t talk rubbish. Those who disagreed with him either didn’t buy his books or didn’t want to publish his books. Neither of those are “ cancelling “ him a total exaggeration.
@@dianeshelton9592 These types are so hungry to be oppressed, consequences for reckless words and actions are now considered “cancellation”.
@@SmartStart24 I know where personal responsibility. You do something wrong, it has consequences.
@@SmartStart24 so the ones who make everything about slavery ARENT hungry to be oppressed?
brilliant, why do we need a bbc licence when we can find such history gems on youtube.
It is really simple. We don’t need a BBC.
Absolutely well said...
Tonies myth.
Because the overt right-wing flagwaving pseudo-patriotic propaganda of the likes of the GBfoxnews is a tad overbearing.
you don't need a licence if you throw the useless TV away ;-)
A bbc license!? Ha - laughs in American
I recall the History lessons I had when a schoolboy . Just a succession of events and dates , bones with no meat. How different the lessons could have been with teachers like David , explaining the politics and intrigue during great periods of English History. .
Brilliant point! The servant is not greater than his master.
Tell that to the governments now.....
Compelling how can a 'University' deprive students of this superb historian and communicator. David makes you think in my case beyond my knowledge which leaves me wanting to know more.
I'm enjoying all of your talks!
What a pleasure to listen to such an erudite examination of Cromwell and his role as
Henry V111’s right hand man. A real treat. Many thanks. 👏👏👏
All I can say is: wow!! Starkey just doesn't tell us what happened, he MAKES SENSE of what happened. Just like good economists do, Starkey understands that if you want to understand what happened, you have to take account of the motivations of the people involved and of the resources they had available to bring about what they wanted to achieve.
Another great talk from Mr Starkey - beautifully told 🙌👏
👏👏👏 Hurray! That was fantastic! Thank you, Professor Starkey, you are a 10!
I love these talks. I live in NZ and am really interested in Englands history. I'm a slow reader and love being educated by your talks. Thank you so very much
Thank God you were given a nudge toward your own vids. Long may my education continue. Many many thanks
Fabulous stuff!
Before I listen to you this evening …. my opinion is that Cromwell is the best of all the Councillors of the Kings and Queens of that period perhaps the best, until the victorians come along. Now I shall listen to the Doctor and hear who and what he actually was. Myth v reality - I love it
Can’t wait
Thanks for posting.
Great Lecture the other night with the SDP too Dr David - very well received. 🙏
I've never really liked history, but David Starkey is just about the only historian who has so much enthusiasm for the subject, that I enjoy listening to his lectures and in turn, makes me enthusiastic about history. Shame there aren't more history teachers like Starkey in the school system.
Such a fantastic discourse on a pivotal and often misinterpreted figure!
Absolutely fantastic, David. Thank you so much for sharing your scholarship with us.
Still find it unbelievable DS was jettisoned by the wokus-pocus powers that be in Cambridge. This brilliant historian is appreciated by many not just for his insight but also for saying what he really thinks rather than seeking refuge in the safety of nebulous babble that so many with a public profile serve up.
Gibberish.
@@basfinnis says the woke simp.
@@basfinnis u OK hun?
@@basfinnis You are in a minority in such opinions, as those pesky general elections keep on proving, eh?
Whilst spending a short time at a secondary modern in the 60's, I always loved history.
I forget the reason but here's what happened after I'd handed a history homework essay in.
My Uncle was a Bevan Boy and had a pit pony. Now I do forget how the subject came about but I asked my Uncle about his time in the mines and his pit pony. My teacher, on returning it back to me stated that I had made the whole thing up. Mum reminded me that I was highly indignant and informed my teacher, "it was his pit pony, do you want to argue with him." (the pony refused to go into the pit one day and that refusal saved my Uncle's life when there was a massive cave in and no one came out alive).
I would have loved to hear Dr Starkey's response to my essay!
I went to Uni aged 40 and history was my major.
Thrilled to have found your channel Mr, Starkey, our a a commonwealth treasure cheers from Canada🇬🇧🇬🇧🇨🇦🇨🇦
Love listening to this guy, he simply makes history even more interesting. A real class act.
Thanks for the video, Dr. Starkey. I watched "Wolf Hall" and felt like I really needed to learn more about Cromwell. You filled in many of the blanks. It seems that Henry's "minister" was in effect his consiglieri. Quite the brilliant man.
The brilliant David Starkey. Keep it going Dr Starkey. You are brilliant.
So glad to find this channel. David Starkey is one of my favorite historians.
Thank you Dr Starkey, it is so nice to see you again you are the BEST there is on UA-cam
On one of these wonderful videos, I wish you would give us a tour of your bookshelves.
Thank you David. Outstanding.
Thank you, Dr. Starkey, I am thrilled to have found you and hear, once again, the truth from the one person I can always count on for providing real, unadulterated, unbiased history. You have the innate, superb ability to see these characters and their actions through the lens of their particular era. So many other so-called "historians" (and I use the term loosely in their case) read and summarize their findings through a modern lens, which is infuriating. I am a huge fan of yours here in the USA and delighted to see and hear you!
I remember your Sunday radio show on Talk radio in the mid to late 1990's, never was more sence spoken
At last, you’re back!
So glad you just posted this. I’m a serious fan of Mantel, but know she presents a well woven story. It’s a pleasure to hear the currently understood history of Cromwell. Interesting to hear a merit based way of rising in the social structure of England.
Could you please do a talk on Catherine of Aragon??
So glad you've found your place in the world. Welcome back. May you have, health, wealth, and happiness in the coming new year.
Love these lectures keep them coming!
miles better than anything on TV
I didn't know about the closure of some small monasteries under Wolsey, neither did I know about the Treaty of Amiens and that 'French pension'; fantastic way to increase learning.
I have missed your great lessons, Dr. Starkey. I have all your books and documentaries. Thank you very much from Catalonia.
David, thank you for this.
I appreciate him bring up Mantel because her books and stories are just that, stories. They are made up fiction, that try to put an outlook on the 16th century. More, as David states, was always the more brilliant man. One is orthodox so in today’s culture he is the villain. More outshines Cromwell in almost all aspects in life. It’s a fact. However, Cromwell was great at his job and a cunning man. Interesting listen!
I actually find both More and Cromwell to be pretty ruthless and not particularly likable however they were creatures of the time and in order to thrive in Tudor England, you had to step over a lot of other people. The problem with that was you made plenty of enemies who would leap at the chance to step over you.
@@graphiquejack I appreciate your opinion. I just disagree about More. He was a humanist, friends of Erasmus, writer of Utopia and other great theological works, etc. How one can truly tell he was a great man- 2 reasons: He kept his reputation even in Tudor and Elizabethan England as a Catholic martyr and he is not only a saint in the Catholic Church, but also COE.
@@eddiecorrigan3619 Respectfully, I think if your categorisation of More as a great man is dependent in a large part on him being a revered religious figure, it is potentially more subjective than you've presented it here. Whether people agree with you that he was an admirable person may well depend on whether they consider the values of the religions that venerate him (socio-cultural values, not just scriptural ones) to be worthwhile. I agree that he was an admirable man by the standards of his time. I'm just not so certain that that translates into him being someone who is universally a figure worthy of admiration.
Thanks again David for educating me.
Thank you so much for these videos. It’s an invaluable gift for the public to understand the importance of history 🙏💜🙏
many have missed your wonderful knowledgeable lectures. Its wonderful to hear you speak I will tune in on a regular basis, thankyou for this channel.
It’s always been clear that Henry is the decider.
Thank you Dr starkey for the history lesson here. Much appreciated
Thank you for a fantastic talk David .
What a thought provoking talk. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. My first introduction to Cromwell was the film “A Man For All Seasons” in which Thomas More is all but deified and Cromwell comes across as a villain of the worst possible kind. Other films, TV presentations and books (both fiction and non-fiction) continued to paint Thomas Cromwell in the deepest shades of black in order to underscore his evil nature. Imagine my complete surprise when I read “Wolf Hall” and the other two books in the Cromwell trilogy as well as Diarmaid MacCullough’s excellent biography of Cromwell and discovered a very different man than the one that I had previously known! Sir Thomas More was also a very different individual than the shining hero that playwright Robert Bolt had led me to know. I must confess that I find Cromwell a bit of a chameleon. As he advanced in King Henry’s service it seems to me that he became torn more and more often by placating and carrying out the wishes of an increasingly capricious and narcissistic ruler on one hand while trying to live true to his own principles and setting the proper example for Gregory, Richard and Rafe as well their families plus his other dependents and household staff members. He would also have had to been aware at some level, too, that the men that he worked with in government, especially those members of the nobility who never let him forget his humble beginnings, would’ve been thrilled to see him make a mistake that would’ve caused him to lose face before Henry. That kind of constant pressure must have been difficult to bear. I’ve often wondered how he dealt with it or if he dealt with it. His fall was shocking to me not only in its speed but also because so many of the men that he had helped to rise in the government and whom he had treated almost as family either openly turned against him or refused to stand up for him in his time of need. And of course Henry regretted executing him not long after his death. Cromwell was no knight in shining armor, but he deserved a much better ending than the one that he received at the end of his life.
Cromwell didn’t deserve to die for his role in getting the king to marry Anne of Cleves, but perhaps he did for the trumped up case he invented to take down Anne Boleyn. I find it hard to have much sympathy for him. He like virtually every member of court was ruthless and willing to step over others to get ahead, so if he fell victim to that himself, so be it. But in the end, Henry needs to shoulder the most blame for having all the power and allowing an environment where factions not only debated for power, but tore each other apart like rabid animals in a cockfight.
Wonderful learned stuff! Thank you so much.
I love how Mr Starkey's telling of history is so deep. I always wanted more indepth history in school but had to read for myself over my life. I used to watch Shakespeare's plays & would follow a play on TV whilst reading it at the same time! ! I was voracious. Stratford upon Avon's theatre was where I went as often as I could too.
These brilliant accounts are must see television
Thank you so much for doing these for us- a real gift and I’m actually learning!
Great talk. Thanks for doing this 💗
I am doing the Tudors as one of the components in A level History, and almost all of what Dr Starkey is saying has not been covered at all. The aftermath of the Treaty of Amiens, in terms of royal finances is pivotal, whereas we have only been told that it was Henry's wars that ruined finances. Thank you for providing such important information that I was oblivious to
Brilliant! So privileged to get this high quality content. Thank you
Amazing! I've read many books by this brilliant and talented author. Greetings from Sweden 🌹🇸🇪
Keep it up sir, I love all of your work.
Sublime! Rich tapestry of information on this period.
Love these videos!! ❤
Wonderful..
The great man is back.
Dr Starkey your ability to put all these historical decimal points all lined up in a cohesive presentation amazes me - every time! I learn so much what I was taught in school suddenly takes up bright lights and brings it all into focus! Thank you sir for your great work❤❤😊😊
Insightful
Love the insight of the ceremonial and the instrumental being at the heart of the drama.
Henry takes advantage of Cromwell's contribution.
Monarchs learned that lesson or suffered the consequences.
Yes. I agree. Products of their time. Thank you, I enjoy your videos very much.
Love this guy for his knowledge and the way he articulates history
Absolutely fascinating. Looking so forward to your additional videos.
Excellent lecture! 🧐
Always enjoyable Dr Starkey, I could quite literally listen to you for hours😺🐈👍
would love to hear David speaking on Walsingham
Me too.
Another thoroughly enjoyable lecture thank you Dr Starkey
Excellent, fascinating lecture.
This is such a privelege to be able to hear such an eloquent learned speaker on any subject but these talks are just wonderful on a sublect I love , Thank you Dr. David Starkey
One of Britain’s National treasures. Great content!
In the same vein as Jimmy Savile
Can't believe I've only just found this. Splendid. Many thanks.
Aww..Mr Starkey..unselected impressivness deep thinking and articulate explanations as ever..Such a fan of your work
This is a much more intimate and effective way to present history. No wasted moments, just you talking about the history you know so much about.
I am deeply impressed with your methods and your resilience under the recent pressure you have been placed under. I do so hope it has freshened you as it certainly has me. It may sound a bit trite to say this, but well done you!
Thank you so much for this and everything else you are doing. Stay well.
Wow, David I have literally just found this channel.
Im so glad there is lots of us out here that want to keep hearing from you.
Please do more history.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Fascinating and illuminating! And yes please to a video about Thomas Langton!
Marvelously informative and interesting video. Thank you.
I have literally seen your episodes like 10 times each one, I especially like King Child Edward 🤴 . You have the perfect narrative voice to do videos of the past.💖💗
I enjoy your talks very much David , and also you have a lovely home too x
Just subbed. I didn't know you had a channel or I would have been here before now. No doubt will now be binge watching you. Much Respect to you Sir
Cromwell was 31:47 nothing but an avaricious snake. To advance himself he resorted to every scheme of the scoundrel: lying, deception, betrayal and exultation all forms of corruption.
I could listen to David Starkey talk all day.
About anything.
Thankyou for sharing your historical knowledge and opinions sir. Engaging and accessible without the gimmicks and sensationalism of most to historical documentaries these days.