David Starkey

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author broadcaster historian human television presenter

David Starkey is a British historian and television presenter best known for his work on Tudor history and constitutional affairs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
David Starkey canonical	25
David Robert Starkey	1
historian David Starkey	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T677109 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: David Starkey
Context triple: [Christ's College, Cambridge, notableAlumnus, David Starkey]

A. Jonathan Cavendish
Jonathan Cavendish is a British film producer best known for co-founding The Imaginarium Studios and producing acclaimed films such as "Bridget Jones’s Diary" and "Breathe."
B. Jonathan King
Jonathan King is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, and former music industry figure known for his 1960s pop hits and later controversial legal troubles.
C. Will Oldham
Will Oldham is an American singer-songwriter and actor best known for his influential, lo-fi indie folk music released under the moniker Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
D. Matt Whiteley
Matt Whiteley is a screenwriter best known for writing the biographical drama film "Jobs" about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
E. Clive Francis
Clive Francis is a British actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "A Clockwork Orange" and numerous period dramas.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: David Starkey
Target entity description: David Starkey is a British historian and television presenter best known for his work on Tudor history and constitutional affairs.

A. Jonathan Cavendish
Jonathan Cavendish is a British film producer best known for co-founding The Imaginarium Studios and producing acclaimed films such as "Bridget Jones’s Diary" and "Breathe."
B. Jonathan King
Jonathan King is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, and former music industry figure known for his 1960s pop hits and later controversial legal troubles.
C. Will Oldham
Will Oldham is an American singer-songwriter and actor best known for his influential, lo-fi indie folk music released under the moniker Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
D. Matt Whiteley
Matt Whiteley is a screenwriter best known for writing the biographical drama film "Jobs" about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
E. Clive Francis
Clive Francis is a British actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "A Clockwork Orange" and numerous period dramas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author ⓘ broadcaster ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ television presenter ⓘ
academicDiscipline	history ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ linked to: United Kingdom
educatedAt	Cambridge University ⓘ Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge ⓘ
employer	BBC ⓘ Channel 4 ⓘ
familyName	Starkey ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Tudor history ⓘ constitutional history ⓘ history ⓘ
genre	historical writing ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ
givenName	David ⓘ
hasOccupation	media personality ⓘ
hasSubject	British constitutional affairs ⓘ English Reformation ⓘ linked to: English Reformation Parliament era Tudor monarchy ⓘ linked to: Tudor dynasty
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
name	David Starkey ⓘ
nationality	British ⓘ
notableFor	commentary on the British constitution ⓘ public commentary on contemporary politics ⓘ television documentaries on monarchy ⓘ work on Tudor history ⓘ
notableIdea	popularization of Tudor court politics ⓘ
notableWork	Crown and Country ⓘ Elizabeth (TV series) ⓘ linked to: Elizabeth I (miniseries) Elizabeth: Apprenticeship ⓘ Monarchy (TV series) ⓘ Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII ⓘ linked to: The Six Wives of Henry VIII The Six Wives of Henry VIII (TV series) ⓘ linked to: The Six Wives of Henry VIII
occupation	author ⓘ broadcaster ⓘ historian ⓘ television presenter ⓘ
positionHeld	lecturer in history ⓘ university teacher ⓘ
residence	England ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
subjectOf	television documentaries ⓘ
workLocation	London ⓘ linked to: London, England United Kingdom ⓘ