Hilary Mantel is incredible. I reccomend her first book on Thomas Cromwell, 'Wolf Hall', to absolutely everyone. It may be difficult to read in parts, but in other parts it is effortlessly readable and wonderful. And the parts that appear at first unreadable are excellent on the second reading!
Well, the title of this should’ve been titled, David Starkey consumes all the oxygen in the room. Hilary barely got a word in, & when she attempts to, Starkey just talks louder & faster. I find him pretentious & obnoxious.
David Starkey's job is being a speaker as university lecturer and TV personality. Hilary Mantel is a writer. Not surprising that Starkey speaks faster and with more emotion. They both have their drawbacks; Starkey with the somewhat overstuffed verbiage and Mantel with the tempo.
I would love to sit down and have a good conversation with David Starkey about Henry VIII and Tudor history in general.
Hilary Mantel is incredible. I reccomend her first book on Thomas Cromwell, 'Wolf Hall', to absolutely everyone. It may be difficult to read in parts, but in other parts it is effortlessly readable and wonderful. And the parts that appear at first unreadable are excellent on the second reading!
She's a good writer, but a bit too dark for me.
I wish Hilary got to talk more.
I love David Starkey! I wish I could ask him a million questions especially regarding Henry and could listen to him talk for hours, days, years!!
He has so much to say as the dedicated historian in this conversation, just needed to let Hilary talk a bit more here! Stark the nark.
@mattyb1500 he's an amazing speaker. I went to one of his lectures at the Huntington Gardens in LA about 7 years ago. Very nice gentleman.
@MitchPR08 he's coming to speak to my history class in college to do just that :D
Well, the title of this should’ve been titled, David Starkey consumes all the oxygen in the room. Hilary barely got a word in, & when she attempts to, Starkey just talks louder & faster. I find him pretentious & obnoxious.
David Starkey's job is being a speaker as university lecturer and TV personality. Hilary Mantel is a writer. Not surprising that Starkey speaks faster and with more emotion. They both have their drawbacks; Starkey with the somewhat overstuffed verbiage and Mantel with the tempo.
The host needed to manage them both. He did not do so enough. Both guests are fantastic on this topic, they needed more time really.
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@MitchPR08 oh god....me too :)
@BRUTUALTRUTH Hardly
I'm not keen on david starkey, he seems to have a holier than thou attitude that grates.
Not at all. He criticises academia for being a coterie. His efforts are the opposite of elitist.
He does seem to have lost his mind.