Historical Events Adjective Hɪˈstɒrɪkl Hɪˈstɔːrɪkl Place Context Stories

• you must place these events in their historical context.
• stories based on historical fact
• this book provides a historical perspective.
• one of the greatest historical figures of all time, alexander the great

historical

1. connected with the past
• You must place these events in their historical context.
• stories based on historical fact
• This book provides a historical perspective.
• one of the greatest historical figures of all time, Alexander the Great

Extra Examples

• Russia's historical and cultural treasures were badly damaged by war.
• the historical background to the war
• an essay on the historical development of the novel
• Women are not allowed to enter the monastery for historical reasons.
2. connected with the study of history
• historical documents/records/research
• historical evidence provided by scholars
• The building is of historical importance.
3. about people and events in the past
• a historical novel/setting
• Good historical fiction sheds light on the past.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: via Latin from Greek historikos, from historia ‘narrative, knowing by enquiry’, from histōr ‘learned, wise man’, from an Indo-European root shared by wit ‘have knowledge’.