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title: "The Whig Interpretation of History"
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# The Whig Interpretation of History

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A classic essay on the distortions of history that occur when historians impose a rigid point of view on the study of the past. It is not as easy to understand the past as many who have written it would have us believe. The historians who look at it from the Protestant, progressive, "19th Century gentleman" viewpoint are defined by Professor Butterfield as "the Whig historians." The Whig historian studies the past with reference to the present. He looks for agency in history. And, in his search for origins and causes, he can easily select those facts that give support to his thesis and thus eliminate other facts equally important to the total picture.

Review: Bill liked it. - Good history book
Review: good cautionary work - At the time this book was originally published (1931) I suspect it had a lot of direct relevance for practicing historians. Today, it reads somewhat old fashioned. However, it's well written, if a bit formal, and certainly needs to be read by anyone who wants to keep his or her thinking about history on track. But see also the mention this book gets in Fischer's Historians' Fallacies. Even Sir Herbert doesn't escape that work unscathed.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #361,157 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #94 in European History (Books) #173 in Historiography (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 71 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bill liked it.
*by A***R on November 28, 2024*

Good history book

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ good cautionary work
*by R***M on September 7, 2001*

At the time this book was originally published (1931) I suspect it had a lot of direct relevance for practicing historians. Today, it reads somewhat old fashioned. However, it's well written, if a bit formal, and certainly needs to be read by anyone who wants to keep his or her thinking about history on track. But see also the mention this book gets in Fischer's Historians' Fallacies. Even Sir Herbert doesn't escape that work unscathed.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great writing and reading
*by J***N on November 3, 2017*

Those who believe in an “arc of history “ must read this salutary corrective, directed toward a “progressivism “ of a different age.

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