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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]].