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?
