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  2. Wikipedia:Obituaries as sources - Wikipedia

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    An individual obituary should be evaluated for bias in the same way as any other historical source, using the methods normally used by professional historians to evaluate historical sources for bias. Janice Hume, the author of a study of 8,000 American obituaries published between 1818 and 1930, claimed in a subsequent article that obituaries ...

  3. Historical source - Wikipedia

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    A tertiary source is an index or textual consolidation of already published primary and secondary sources [6] that does not provide additional interpretations or analysis of the sources. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Some tertiary sources can be used as an aid to find key (seminal) sources, key terms, general common knowledge [ 9 ] and established mainstream ...

  4. Historically informed performance - Wikipedia

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    Performance on period instruments is a key aspect of HIP, such as this baroque orchestra (Photo: Josetxu Obregón and the Spanish ensemble La Ritirata, 2013).. Historically informed performance (also referred to as period performance, authentic performance, or HIP) is an approach to the performance of classical music which aims to be faithful to the approach, manner and style of the musical ...

  5. Historical method - Wikipedia

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    Historical method is the collection of techniques and guidelines that historians use to research and write histories of the past. Secondary sources, primary sources and material evidence such as that derived from archaeology may all be drawn on, and the historian's skill lies in identifying these sources, evaluating their relative authority, and combining their testimony appropriately in order ...

  6. Lists of deaths by year - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025

  7. Fact-checking 'Conclave': How accurate is the pope movie ...

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    Based on a Robert Harris novel, the thriller "Conclave," starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, re-creates the secret process of electing a pope.

  8. Oral tradition - Wikipedia

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    It speaks to people according to their understanding, unveiling itself in accordance with their aptitudes. [17]: 168 As an academic discipline, oral tradition refers both to objects and methods of study. [18] It is distinct from oral history, [15] which is the recording of personal testimony of those who experienced historical eras or events. [19]

  9. It's Time to Rewrite the Rules of Historical Fiction - AOL

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    Research has long been a backbone of the genre. But beyond the textbooks, there's a whole world of family stories that have not yet become history. They deserve their place in fiction, too.