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Source: Huff Post (UK)
Historians in the News
4-23-15

David Starkey Describes Himself As '*The* Historian', And A 'Great' One Too...

The always humble David Starkey shouted down a human rights lawyer on the Today programme this morning by claiming: "I"m the historian here, I'm a great historian." 

Starkey, who 'accidentally' called former HuffPost UK Political director Mehdi Hasan "Ahmed" during an edition of Question Time, told human rights barrister Baroness Helena Kennedy she was wrong to emphasise the importance of Magna Carta during a debate on the 1215 document.

He was promoting his new book in which he argues revisions of the document, written until 1225, were far more important.

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Pinko BBC deliberately omits 'great' from Starkey's job description

He said: "I'm the historian here." At this point, his ego took full control of his mouth and added: "I'm a great historian." 

It prompted tweeters to compare him with Judge Dredd.

And call him a "bully" who "gives historians a bad name". 

Read entire article at Huff Post (UK)