2006-10-03 10:04:28 · 18 answers · asked by Jack R 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Johnslat you missed a couple:
Martin Gilbert for 2nd WW Jewish history
Stenton for Anglo Saxon History
but the gist is that History is a living entity with a lot of complex inter-playing aspects that no one person could be the final arbiter of History.
2006-10-03 11:38:00 · answer #1 · answered by Ashley K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about ALL time but,Dr David Starkey has carved a niche for himself as the doyen of TV history.He's respected and well liked. His enthusiastic interpretations of history bring the realm of the academic to life, and his programmes have proved accessible and popular. His passion for History shines through!! I for one absolutely love his programmes.
2006-10-03 10:31:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really, in fact real historians don't think very much of him at all. He is a showman who just happened to be in the right place at the right time and has managed to carve out a niche for himself on Television..
2006-10-03 12:05:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
May'be but what of ancient Historians ie Herodotus 'the father of history' and many others without their accounts we would know so much less about the world of the past and doesn't he really interpret and analyse history rather than record it.
2006-10-04 09:40:30 · answer #4 · answered by peter d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is pretty good though I think Simon Shama is probably one of the better historians at the moment
2006-10-04 23:15:31 · answer #5 · answered by stephen m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Probably Thucydides is the greatest historian of all time.
2006-10-03 12:39:55 · answer #6 · answered by Spartan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! He's pretty good but Mark Steele is the greatest of all time! His approach to telling history is refreshing.
2006-10-03 10:14:26 · answer #7 · answered by Vanessa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't think so. He is good but there are a number of very good historians around
2006-10-03 10:07:32 · answer #8 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sir Maurice Powicke, I'm afraid.
2006-10-06 09:57:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not a chance, he is a product if or times as alll historians are
2006-10-03 10:16:04 · answer #10 · answered by john a 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋