Perspectives
History is about PERSPECTIVE. We are told stories by people who were ‘there’ and people who heard about things. But, usually the truth lies somewhere in-between.
Perspective takes in people’s emotional state, physical state and their ability to relate all of that. So, does that mean that all the books are unreliable? Certainly NOT. However, it may mean that we must see history from a human point of view – somewhat skewed and somewhat reliable…