In history, one gathers clues like a detective, tries to present an honest account of what most likely happened, and writes a narrative according to what we know and, where we aren't absolutely sure, what might be most likely to have happened, within the generally accepted rules of evidence and sour
“He played the King as though under momentary apprehension that someone else was about to play the ace.”
“I really hate those books where the murderer turns out to be somebody you never heard of who pops up in the last chapter.”