{"product_id":"2026200012682-secondhand-the-history-men-the-historical-profession-in-england-since-the-renaissance","title":"The History Men: The Historical Profession In England Since The Renaissance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to write history — and who were the men who shaped that very question in England? The History Men chronicles the evolution of the historical profession in England from the Renaissance to the modern era, mapping the intellectual landscape through the lives, methods, and rivalries of the scholars who defined what it means to study and record the past. John Kenyon presents a rich collective portrait of historians — from the antiquarians of the Tudor age to the towering academic figures of the twentieth century — illuminating how each generation reimagined its relationship with evidence, narrative, and truth.\n\nKenyon writes with authority and dry wit, grounding sweeping intellectual history in the vivid particulars of individual careers and controversies. The work argues that history is never a neutral discipline but a practice shaped by politics, patronage, and personality, revealing how the very standards of historical rigour we take for granted were fiercely contested and hard-won. A landmark work of historiography, it remains essential reading for anyone who has ever wondered not just what happened in the past, but who decided how we should know it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130982703323,"sku":"2026200012682-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/740ba437-636e-4caf-84eb-832b67245dd8.png?v=1786593630","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012682-secondhand-the-history-men-the-historical-profession-in-england-since-the-renaissance","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}