Historians had nominated one person per century, and for the 12th century John Hudson chose Becket for being " greedy ", " hypocritical ", " founder of gesture politics " and " master of the soundbite ".

Historians agree John Brown played a major role in the start of the Civil War.

Historians such as Reginald Horsman, Helen Hornbeck Tanner, and Blue Jacket biographer John Sugden have argued that the known historical facts about Blue Jacket and Van Swearingen make it unlikely that they were the same person.

* Fair, John D. " Politicians, Historians, and the War: A Reassessment of the Political Crisis of December 1916 ," The Journal of Modern History, Vol.

* John Lewis Gaddis, known as the " Dean of Cold War Historians ", was born in Cotulla in 1941.

Historians think it more likely that the community and river were both named for John Buchannon, a missionary to the area in the 1780s.

Historians such as John Paget and C. T. Atkinson conclude that he probably did write the letter, but did so only when he knew that it would be received too late for its information to be of any practical use ( the plan of the attack on Brest was widely known, and the French had already begun to strengthen their defences in April ).

Historians have formulated two main arguments against the ascription to Florence and in favour of that to John.

* Zacharey Grey-A Defence of Our Antient and Modern Historians ( against John Oldmixon )

Historians such as John R. Elting have pointed out that this effectively reversed Armstrong's original strategy.

John Lewis Gaddis ( born 1941 in Cotulla, Texas, U. S .) is a noted historian of the Cold War and grand strategy, who has been hailed as the " Dean of Cold War Historians " by The New York Times.

* James Stirling by Christopher John Pettitt for Normandy Historians

Historians of the union movement in the 1930s have tried to explain its remarkable success in terms of the rank and file -- what motivated them to suddenly rally around leaders ( such as John L. Lewis ) who had been around for decades with little success.

Historians such as John Keegan have shown that when correctly prepared against ( such as by improvising fortifications ) and, especially, by standing firm in face of the onslaught, cavalry charges often failed against infantry, with horses refusing to gallop into the dense mass of enemies, or the charging unit itself breaking up.

* Frank McCormick, " John Vanbrugh's Architecture: Some Sources of His Style " The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 46. 2 ( June 1987 ) pp. 135 – 144.

Historians consider Jesus ' baptism by John to be historical, an event that early Christians would not have included in their Gospels in the absence of a " firm report ".

Historians have noted that John F. Kennedy in the early 1960s explicitly called upon the ideas of the frontier.

of American History: Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been by Antony Beevor, Caleb Carr, Robert Dallek and John Lukacs ( 2003 )

* Stokes, John W. 70 Years of Radio Tubes and Valves: A Guide for Engineers, Historians, and Collectors.

Historians have long disputed whether Congress actually signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, even though Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin all later wrote that they had signed it on that day.

Historians often state that an infamous massacre of Apache by John Johnson took place at Santa Rita, although it is more likely that the incident took place further south, near the Animas Mountains.

Historians ( such as John J. Patrick ) see John Locke's four letters advocating religious toleration ( written in 1685 and published in 1689 ) as " the philosophical foundation for the English Act of Toleration of 1689 ".

Historians John Thornton and Linda Heywood of Boston University estimate that 90 percent of those shipped to the New World were enslaved by Africans and then sold to European traders.

* Menke, Martin " Mommsen, Hans " pages 826-827 from The Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing edited by Kelly Boyd, Volume 2, London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishing, 1999.

* Historians are particularly grateful to Martin for having initiated ( at the request of GC 24 ) a scientifically critical edition of the documents pertaining to the foundation and early years of the Society.

Martin Broszat ( August 14, 1926 – October 14, 1989 ) was a German historian specializing in modern German social history whose work has been described by The Encyclopedia of Historians as indispensable for any serious study of the Third Reich.

* Lorenz, Chris " Broszat, Martin " pages 143 – 144 from The Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing, Volume 1, edited by Kelly Boyd, London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999, ISBN 1-884964-33-8.

Historians have paid special attention to the efforts by Nazi Germany to reverse the gains women made before 1933, especially in the relatively liberal Weimar Republic.

Historians have debated exactly why he made this sudden and short-lived move.

Historians have debated exactly why he made this sudden and short-lived move.

In 1 Samuel 9: 6-20, Samuel is seen as a local “ seer .” The Deuteronomistic Historians preserved this view of Samuel while contributing him as “ the first of prophets to articulate the failure of Israel to live up to its covenant with God .” For the Deuteronomistic Historians, Samuel was extension of Moses and continuing Moses ’ function as a prophet, judge, and a priest which made historical Samuel uncertain.

Historians note that Washington, " advised, networked, cut deals, made threats, pressured, punished enemies, rewarded friends, greased palms, manipulated the media, signed autographs, read minds with the skill of a master psychologist, strategized, raised money, always knew where the camera was pointing, traveled with an entourage, waved the flag with patriotic speeches, and claimed to have no interest in partisan politics.

" Historians are undecided if Lincoln actually said this line, and in a letter that Stowe wrote to her husband a few hours after meeting with Lincoln no mention of this comment was made.

Historians who made use of Regino's chronicle include Cosmas of Prague.

Historians believe American Jewish history has been characterized by an unparalleled degree of freedom, acceptance, and prosperity that has made it possible for Jews to bring together their ethnic identities with the demands of national citizenship far more effortlessly than Jews in Europe.

Historians believe that Sweeney was trying to kill Lydia Broadnax, Wythe's housekeeper, and Michael Brown, a 16-year-old mixed-race boy, to whom Wythe had made bequests in his will.

Historians have also argued that 17th-century protocol made it unthinkable that a man of royal blood would serve as a manservant – thus very much discrediting those suggestions that Dauger was in any way related to the king.

* Napoleon Bonaparte, " Thomas Carte ," Napoleon ’ s Notes on English History made on the Eve of the French Revolution, illustrated from Contemporary Historians and referenced from the findings of Later Research by Henry Foljambe Hall.

Historians believe the losses from the epidemic made it possible for the English colonists to get a foothold in creating the Massachusetts Bay Colony in later years.

Historians Mark Oxbrow, Ian Robertson, Karen Ralls and Louise Yeoman have each made it clear that the Sinclair family had no connection with the mediaeval Knights Templar.

Historians believe that during the reign of the Chinese Emperor Cheng, scarves made of cloth were used to identify officers or the rank of Chinese warriors.

Historians now point out that with the Cold War tensions of the late 1940s and early 1950s in particular, leading the Liberal Party then would have been a challenge for anybody, and that in simply keeping the party together and in existence at all, Davies made a significant contribution.

Historians like Sir Tarn believe this document was written around 100 years after Menander's rule, which is one of the best enduring testimonies of the productiveness and benevolence of his rule, which has made the more modern theory that he was regarded as a Chakravartin-King of the Wheel or literally Wheel-Turner in Sanskrit-generally accepted.

Historians have in general been divided, with one group seeing the revolt as a push for liberalism and freedom on the model of the French Revolution and others arguing that it was little more than a military coup, similar to those made about the 1952 movement.

Historians Kate Larson and Roy Chamlee have noted that although there is no definitive proof, a case can be made that Surratt made the move into the city in furtherance of her and her son's espionage activities.

* Napoleon Bonaparte, " Paul de Rapin-Thoyras ," Napoleon ’ s Notes on English History made on the Eve of the French Revolution, illustrated from Contemporary Historians and referenced from the findings of Later Research by Henry Foljambe Hall.

Historians such as Jonathan Kirsch have made links between the European inquisitions, for example, and Stalin's persecutions in the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, McCarthy blacklists, and other secular events as being the same type of phenomenon as the inquisitions.

Historians of the left have debated the contribution made by Communist activism in North America during the Third Period.

Historians have in turn made a number of proposals seeking to identify him with various would-be contemporary historical figures.