This resource provides a brief introduction to writing in the field of History through the lens of threshold concepts. It includes: An overview of what writing characteristics are valued in History ...

Hellanicus of Lesbos, born c. 480 BC in Greece, was one of the earliest, most prolific Greek logographers of the 5th century ...

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. ATLANTA -- It’s an old question: Does one have to have military experience to write and teach ...

Ever since the study of history became an academic profession in the late nineteenth century, historians have been primarily occupied with writing national histories. That approach has become less ...

This handout contains general tips for writing history papers. As always, be sure to follow your professors’ guidelines and consult them if you have any questions. 1. In general, write in the simple ...

Elementary school students are born scientists, asking, “Why? Why? Why?” College freshmen gravitate toward psychology as they define their identities, redefine their relationship with their parents ...

I didn't push on this, but many commenters noted that the "victors" bit was an especially tepid strain of weak-sauce offered up by Lane. Indeed historians frequently invoke the Civil War to point out ...

Schoolchild’s homework in Greek on a wax tablet, Egypt, 2nd century AD (copyright the British Library) LONDON — A 2,000-year-old wax tablet bears inscriptions of the Greek homework of an Egyptian ...

What more can be said about the Holocaust? What new finding or interpretations can be offered after decades of intensive research and thinking? As the distance from the event grows, new ...

Juan Delgado: Last week we interviewed Harvey Kaye, the writer of the book concerning the Marxist Group of Historians, for this same issue. He told us that his interest in radical history was actually ...

THE witty remark of Dumas, that Lamartine had raised history to the dignity of romance, would have appealed to Thomas Buckle, who was much occupied with reducing it to the level of a science. Critics ...