Whig history

British historian and politician (1800–1859)

theory that history is shaped primarily by extraordinary individuals

English historian (1777-1859)

British politician (1765-1832)

British historian (1900 – 1979)

Historiographical school of thought

anachronistic application of present-day perspectives or judgements when describing the past

French historian

belief that the past is inherently inferior to the present

Influential 18th-century treatise on the common law of England by Sir William Blackstone