Contested Boundaries
Gavin Robinson is hosting the next Military History Carnival and has set the theme of contested boundaries. He has challenged the blogshere to post on the subject so here goes...
I am a historian.
I would consider myself a professional historian. I have a post graduate degree in Military History. I have carried out original research that has furthered an historical debate.
I have obtained research skills, sat in dusty libraries and read obscure books. I can spot a Marxist historian from twenty paces.
But I don't publish.
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But I do publish.
On the other hand I am a writer and researcher. I write children's history. It requires no original resource. I regurgitate other people's work. I devour the knowledge and then reform it in a way that the younger generation can read. I do this for money. Don't get me wrong I love the subject, but ultimately I do it for money.
But there's more...
For years I have worked as a researcher for Terry Deary. I have helped write the ultimate in popularist history - the Horrible Histories series.
Am I a historian?
