- He is a supporter of the British Conservative Party.
- He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1994.
- He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1984.
- He was an Open Scholar at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
- He was a lecturer in History, Department of International History, London School of Economics, 1972-1998.
- He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queen Elizabeth Birthday Honors List for his services to television history.
- He was widely condemned for his comments on slavery in 2020, which were deemed to be racist, and he resigned his honorary fellowship from Fitzwilliam College. Canterbury Christ Church University also announced it had "terminated David Starkey's position as visiting professor with immediate effect".
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