ABSTRACT

Written by one of the most eminent, (if sometimes disputed) historians of the 20th century, this book, originally published in 1939, gives guidance to the would-be historian on historical sources, research and evidence. Although inevitably a product of its time, this volume nonetheless remains one of the most comprehensive guides to historiograhy.

chapter |21 pages

What is History?

chapter |11 pages

On Sources and Evidence

chapter |23 pages

On the Testing of Authorities

(I) Chronicles and Narrative Histories

chapter |20 pages

On the Testing of Authorities

(2) Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, Letters, Etc.

chapter |17 pages

A Plea for Military History

chapter |40 pages

History at Oxford

chapter |35 pages

Some Humours of History