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kopirgantoday at 12:08 AM1 replyview on HN

That's exactly what history should be about. Ordinary lives of ordinary people. But it's mostly which King fought with which emperor and slept with which socialite.


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Insanitytoday at 12:36 AM

Depends on the sources, earlier historical writing is definitely like that, whilst more modern writing often has a more nuanced approach.

“histoire vue d'en bas et non d'en haut”