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- Dr Starkey was awarded an honorary degree from Lancaster University in 2004, receiving a doctorate of letters for his work on Tudor England and Henry VIII. But the historian had his degree revoked by the university after he made controversial and insensitive comments regarding the slave trade claiming that slavery was not a genocide.
www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/it-symbolic-move-david-starkey-18667544"It was a symbolic move": David Starkey stripped of honorary ...
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Lancaster’s Investigating Committee unanimously concluded that the honorary award was no longer valid due to comments made by David Starkey in a media interview, which the Committee judged to be racist and contradictory to the values of the University.
Jul 24, 2020 · Historian David Starkey has had his honorary degree from Lancaster University revoked after he claimed slavery wasn’t a form of genocide as “so many damn blacks” had survived it.
Jul 3, 2020 · Lancaster University has slammed honorary graduate David Starkey after he said that slavery was not genocide. Dr Starkey made the comment in an interview with right wing commentator Darren Grimes. Speaking to Mr Grimes, Dr Starkey said slavery could not be classed as genocide because of the survival of "so many damn blacks".
Jul 3, 2020 · The 75-year-old academic has also stood down from the Mary Rose Trust and could be stripped of his honorary degree by Lancaster University following his comments, made during an online...
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Jul 3, 2020 · The petition asks for the Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University (Professor Andy Schofield) to revoke historian and television presenter David Starkey’s honorary degree in light of his racist ...
Jul 6, 2020 · Starkey resigned his honorary fellowship at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, after his comments came to light, while Canterbury Christ Church University terminated his role as visiting professor, saying his words were "completely unacceptable".
