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...

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

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...

Germany is traditionally a country organized as a federal state. After the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the German-speaking territories...

Historical geography is the branch of geography that studies the ways in which geographic phenomena have changed over time. It is a synthesizing discipline...

Historical reenactments (or re-enactment) is an educational or entertainment activity in which mainly amateur hobbyists and history enthusiasts dress in...

Historical sources encompass "every kind of evidence that human beings have left of their past activities — the written word and spoken word, the shape...

Historical documents are original documents that contain important historical information about a person, place, or event and can thus serve as primary...

Historical method is the collection of techniques and guidelines that historians use to research and write histories of the past. Secondary sources, primary...

Historical linguistics, also termed diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of language change over time. Principal concerns of historical linguistics...

Historical regions (or historical areas) are geographical regions which, at some point in history, had a cultural, ethnic, linguistic or political basis...

Gladiator is a 2000 historical epic film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. It stars Russell Crowe...

Historical Review may refer to: Historical Review (Istorijski Časopis), published by the Institute of History Belgrade Historical Review, published by...

Historical European martial arts (HEMA) are martial arts of European origin, particularly using arts formerly practised, but having since died out or evolved...

Reformism is a type of social movement that aims to bring a social or also a political system closer to the community's ideal. A reform movement is distinguished...

Historicity is the historical actuality of persons and events, meaning the quality of being part of history instead of being a historical myth, legend, or...

In linguistics and rhetoric, the historical present or historic present, also called dramatic present or narrative present, is the employment of the present...

Historical or period drama is a film genre in which stories are based on historical events and famous persons. Some historical dramas attempt to accurately...

The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a subgenre of two literary genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. These works are set in a time...

The historical books are a division of Christian Bibles, grouping 12 (or in some denominations more) books of the Old Testament.[page needed] It includes...

lists of historical films. List of Estonian war films List of Polish war films List of Romanian historical films List of Russian historical films List...

Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights...

geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that...