An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

David Starkey

2 books referenced

Books by David Starkey

Apprenticeship

Referenced in 1 episode

617. Elizabeth I: Anne Boleyn's Bastard (Part 2)

November 13, 2025

Context:

Quoted regarding Elizabeth's clothing situation after Anne Boleyn's execution, noting how 'the shower of lovely clothes which Anne Boleyn had lavished on her daughter suddenly dried up.' Referenced multiple times throughout the episode for details about Elizabeth's early life and education.

Elizabeth: Apprenticeship

Referenced in 1 episode

616. Elizabeth I: The Fall of the Axe (Part 1)

November 10, 2025

Context:

Referenced as 'David Starkey, in his great book on the young Elizabeth Elizabeth apprenticeship' when describing Anne Boleyn's birthing chamber at Greenwich Palace as 'a cross between a chapel and a luxuriously padded cell.'