Hilary Mantel and David Starkey discuss Henry VIII - part 2

Hilary Mantel and David Starkey discuss the shared subject of their new books - Henry VIII. Filmed in location in the Upper Bell Tower in the Tower of London: the scene of John Fishers imprisonment prior to being martyred.

[@juliancoulden1753]

Hilary is incredibly articulate and uses language in such a way that it’s almost like listening to water flowing in clear bright stream!

[@obcl8569]

What a treat to sit in on such a conversation with such remarkable authors in such a very special place. Really lovely.

[@squamish4244]

"One of the reasons that so much academic writing is so complex is because the academics either don't understand it or don't want anyone else to." Starkey's point is something I always suspected when slugging my way through so many godawful boring and densely written university textbooks. Blech.

[@squamish4244]

Most of my profs were bad communicators as well. I took a Greek and Roman history course once specifically because I thought it would be exciting and the prof stood behind his podium and recited names and dates for three months. The unfortunate result of this stuff is that a lot of people think history is boring, when we know it most certainly is not! I can get even the least historically inclined person fascinated by certain events if I throw out the academic jargon - or pretension, maybe.

[@user-xn2hf9re8r]

he is so right about academic writers

[@squamish4244]

Yes, it's just that most of my textbooks consisted of inane descriptions of facts and no attempt to make history come alive - I never got the impression that these events happened to or were carried out by flesh and blood people. The narratives of even the most dramatic events were dull.

[@mamiemonrovia1956]

starting 2 b big starkey follower. amazed find hes human. delightful

[@michaelwhite8031]

Truth is free....that says it all.

[@vilebrequin6923]

Memo to Prime Minister.........

[@professorsogol5824]

The side of the moon facing the earth is dark half of the time.

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[@edmund184]

2:43 "I should have done Latin and I rebelled"

[@blueclover9918]

I wish this actually had something to do with Henry VIII.

[@annastinehammersdottir1290]

Read the books.

[@chrisbanks6659]

@@annastinehammersdottir1290 LOL. Best reply.

[@Myleso]

The presenter is rather irritating but Mantel and Starkey are both very convincing.