Works about history

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thumb|Augustine of Hippo|Saint Augustine of Hippo wrote Confessions, the first Western autobiography ever written, around AD 400. Portrait by [[Philippe de Champaigne, 17th century.]] An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life, providing a personal narrative that reflects on the author's experiences, memories, and insights. This genre allows individuals to share their unique perspectives and stories, offering readers a glimpse into the author's personal journey and the historical or cultural context in which they lived.

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thumb|A facsimile of the original diary of [[Anne Frank on display in Berlin]]

legal declaration by which a person names one or more persons to manage their estate and provide for the distribution of their property at death (common law)

thumb|200px|Title page of Henry David Thoreau|Henry Thoreau's memoir, [[Walden (1854)]]

thumb|Chronicon Pictum, the "Illuminated Chronicle" from the royal Hungarian court from 1358 A chronicle (, from Greek chroniká, from , chrónos – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and local events, the purpose being the recording of events that occurred, seen from the perspective of the chronicler. A chronicle which traces world history is a universal chronicle. This is in contrast to a narrative or history, in which an author chooses events to interpret and analyze and

artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time under study

Annals (, from , "year") are a concise historical record in which events are arranged chronologically, year by year, although the term is also used loosely for any historical record.

genre in painting defined by historical matter (see also religious painting and mythological painting)

texts, objects or facts from which knowledge of the past can be obtained

document that discusses information originally presented elsewhere

type of official record kept by military

Memory of the World inscription, submitted by the United Nations Office at Geneva, added in 2009

genre of historiography

account a bystander gives in the courtroom