... themselves as 'storytellers' as they did in the seventeenth century then probably most historians would agree but a lot of the history would be inaccurate. Another reason why so many historians disagree is it is suggested that the past is 'problematic.' History is difficult, therefore there are going to be different thoughts or answers to different topics. Also, historians know a limited amount about the past therefore what is written by academics is bound to be different and debatable. For example, it is not dates that are debatable (in most cases), no one can deny nor disagree that King Harold was killed at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. However, if one was to ask, "what was the significance of Harold's death?" then a huge debate is open to historians. It is often the question of significance of such events that causes historians to disagree so much. Historians will always disagree ...

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