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A '''historian''' is one who studies [[history]]. Historians have existed as long as human history itself. Throughout the ages [[manuscr ...make sure that anything from a [[period]] historian is actually accurate. Historians all through antiquity have been known to write about things as if they were

...was that the reenactors were better at running [[SCA]] [[event]]s than the historians because they made more of an effort.

...Hill]], where it has been suggested that he was leading the Saxons. Some historians, however, believe him to be entirely [[mythology|mythical]].

...nd the [[Humanists]] therefore got all the cool jobs as [[Court Poets]], [[Historians]] and so on. ...rmediate period between the medieval and modern worlds by [[19th century]] historians (especially [[Burckhardt]]). [[Recreationist]]s are still trying to repair

...ing discussed. Most non-fiction books are secondary sources. Even medieval historians often wrote about events that occur centuries earlier, eg. [[Geoffrey, of M

...stors had been rulers of the Frankish realm earlier. Because of this, most historians prefer to use the term "Frankish [[kingdom]]s" or "Frankish realm" to refer

...where between 1250 and 1500. A good compromise end-date, often used by art historians, is 1400 C.E.

...Roses]] in 1485) and it is his death that is frequently marked by English historians as the end of the [[Middle Ages]].

The term is often used by historians and literary scholars, particularly to refer to works of literature. This

...ified classification system for [[Norse]] [[sword]]s still in broad use by historians and [[re-enactor]]s today.

*Historians have suggested that it may have been adopted in imitation of the robes of t

The Kings of Aragón (called by some present-day historians "Catalan Kings of Aragón", "Catalan Kings", "Count-Kings", or "Count ...nt seaport for trade until approximately the [[18th century]]. Present-day historians usually call the Crown the "Crown of Aragón", the "Catalan-Aragonese

...ict that severely depopulated portions of Europe and established what many historians consider to be the era of "modern" warfare.

...from both modern republicans (of either England or Ireland) and "radical" historians, who consider Ireland to have been an occupied country since the English fi

...day. However the find of a banana in a [[Tudor]] [[midden pit]] has caused historians to reconsider this point.

...cultural movement''' than a period of time. For example, [[19th century]] historians may make claims such as ''The Renaissance started in Italy in 1450 and prog

...hat not all people in the world are [[Christian]], most archaeologists and historians now use [[C.E.]] ("Common Era"), and [[B.C.E.]] ("Before the Common Era").

...are frowned upon by [[re-enactor]]s and shunned by [[living history|living historians]].

# [http://books.google.com/books?id=x26DAAAAMAAJ The Historians' History of the World], Vol XVII, Henry Smith Willams. London and New York:

...d is now more often replaced by the term 'Early Modern' in the practice of historians. See [[periodization]].

...ho spread Christianity to the Northern English Kingdoms. This is why early historians, had little idea of what happened between the withdrawals of the Legions, a

...r]]. He is often held up to be a shining example of [[chivalry]], but some historians claim that the evidence indicates that he was ruthless, pragmatic and manip

...volume being an exhaustively detailed commentary of invaluable interest to historians of medicine, pharmacology, philology, art, and printing, it will also appea

...an outlaw, a knight or anything like the character in the tales. Likewise, historians are still arguing over where exactly his headquarters were located.

...91, expelled from [[Spain]] in 1492 and from [[Portugal]] in 1496. Modern historians rate the expulsion of the Jews from [[Spain]] as the single act that was mo

...e-edged [[knife]]. The Saxons were considered by [[Charlemagne]], and some historians, to be especially [[war]]-like and ferocious. Historians are divided about what followed. Some argue that the takeover of lowland Br

Certain cyncial historians have pointed out that "Holy Roman Empire" is a misnomer, as this kingdom wa

...groups|re-enactors]] and is the stated purpose of [[living history|living historians]] and is actively despised, feared and criticised by others. The way it wa

...n]] history, for instance, consider themselves Renaissance or Early Modern historians, while anyone working on [[England]] in the early 15th century is considere

...rthern [[Italy]] in about 750 AD. Even [[Nineteenth Century]] pro-Catholic historians now admit it was a blatant forgery, but it was regarded as genuine through