interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts...

A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and...

Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events. Although the term is...

Historical negationism, also called historical denialism, is falsification or distortion of the historical record. It should not be conflated with historical...

The term "historical Jesus" refers to the life and teachings of Jesus as interpreted through critical historical methods, in contrast to what are traditionally...

The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified...

Historical criticism (also known as the historical-critical method or higher criticism) is a branch of criticism that investigates the origins of ancient...

The Historical Journal, formerly known as The Cambridge Historical Journal, is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press...

In historiography, historical revisionism is the reinterpretation of a historical account. It usually involves challenging the orthodox (established, accepted...

Historical materialism is Karl Marx's theory of history. Marx located historical change in the rise of class societies and the way humans labor together...