Historiography

In this article, Roy Foster seeks to explain the many difficulties that are faced by Irish historians.

N.E.R. Fisher surveys the historiographical treatments of these ancient democratic states, in this month's Reading History.

Carl Degler asks 'Can the American past be put back together again?'

Although there has always been a public eager to read or hear the narration of past events, the 'History Men' - scholars writing professional history based on original sources - are a relatively new breed.

Judith Brown surveys the relevant literature for understanding Indian society and history.

Norman Davis explains how Poland's geography has been the villain of her history.

John Morrill examines the historiography of the English Civil Wars.

Geoffrey Parker examines the historiography of the Thirty Years' War.

Jonathon Riley-Smith explores the historiography of the Crusades.