... is the absolute "truth." Because all historians are influenced in their writing by their own political standpoint and prejudices and also that historians are well known for "mingling 'fact' with 'fiction' and notoriously denying 'realities' that others well remember" (Beverly Southgate, 1996). David Thomas argues in 'the aims of History' the writer's personal biased is the biggest stumbling block for any historian trying to write an 'objective' history, whether it be their own biased or the author of their sources biased. No matter how hard any one tries they will have a view on a particular event and it is impossible for them to be un-biased and will not be able to write completely 'objectively' on the event. Thomas goes on to suggest the author may be aware they are not writing all the facts or they may actually be trying to write 'objectively' but don't always manage this. Thomas suggests ...

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