History
History (derived '' ()|inquiry; knowledge acquired by investigation}}) is the systematic study and documentation of human past. History is an academic discipline which uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect. Historians debate which narrative best explains an event, as well as the significance of different causes and effects. Historians debate the nature of history as an end in itself, and its usefulness in giving perspective on the problems of the present.The period of events before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts or traditional oral histories, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers. History is incomplete and still has debatable mysteries.
Stories common to a particular culture, but not supported by external sources (such as the tales surrounding King Arthur), are usually classified as cultural heritage or legends. History differs from myth in that it is supported by verifiable evidence. However, ancient cultural influences have helped create variant interpretations of the nature of history, which have evolved over the centuries and continue to change today. The modern study of history is wide-ranging, and includes the study of specific regions and certain topical or thematic elements of historical investigation. History is taught as a part of primary and secondary education, and the academic study of history is a major discipline in universities.
Herodotus, a 5th-century BCE Greek historian, is often considered the "father of history", as one of the first historians in the Western tradition, though he has been criticized as the "father of lies". Along with his contemporary Thucydides, he helped form the foundations for the modern study of past events and societies. Their works continue to be read today, and the gap between the culture-focused Herodotus and the military-focused Thucydides remains a point of contention or approach in modern historical writing. In East Asia a state chronicle, the ''Spring and Autumn Annals'', was reputed to date from as early as 722 BCE, though only 2nd-century BCE texts have survived. The title "father of history" has also been attributed, in their respective societies, to Sima Qian and Ibn Khaldun. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Author of The history of England
Published 1712
Published 1712
printed for Charles King, in Westminster-Hall; and sold by John Morphew, near Stationers-Hall
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by Author of the History of heresie
Published 1721
Published 1721
printed for R. Wilkin, at the King's Head in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and G. Strahan, at the Golden Ball near at Royal Exchange; and sold by T. Bickerton, at the Crown in Pater-noster Row
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by Author of The history of England
Published 1712
Published 1712
Printed for James Knapton in St. Paul's Church-Yard; Ratph Smith under the Royal Exchange; William Taylor in Pater Noster Row; Hammond Banks at the Golden-Key in Fleetstreet, and C. King in Westminster-Hall
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by Author of the history of the mitre and purse
Published 1715
Published 1715
printed for J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane
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by Author of the History of the Crown Inn
Published 1717
Published 1717
reprinted, and sold by Thomas Hume, over-against the Bible on the lower-end of Cork-Hill
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by Author of The history of the House of Romanof
Published 1816
Published 1816
Printed for J. Hatchard, and Manners and Miller
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by Author of the History of the late Septennial Parliament
Published 1722
Published 1722
printed for J. Peele, at Locke's Head in Pater-Noster-Row
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by Author of 'A short history of opposition'
Published 1797
Published 1797
Printed by J. and J. Carrick, Bedford-Row
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by Author of The history of the succession to Juliers and Berg
Published 1738
Published 1738
Printed for J. Roberts, near the Oxford-Arms-Inn, in Warwick-Lane
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by Authors of The abstract, with improvements, of The history of popery
Published 1736
Published 1736
printed for John Oswald, at the Rose and Crown in the Poultry, near Stocks Market
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by Authors of The abstract, with improvements, of The history of popery
Published 1736
Published 1736
printed for John Oswald, at the Rose and Crown in the Poultry, near Stocks Market
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by Author of the History of the late Septennial Parliament
Published 1722
Published 1722
printed for J. Peele, at Locke's Head in Pater-Noster-Row
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by Author of 'A short history of opposition'
Published 1797
Published 1797
printed by J. and J. Carrick, Bedford-Row