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It's exactly because history is, by definition, a bone of contention the Greek word historia meant, and was used from the very beginning by
The Guardian World News Simon Schama 2010
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The first thing that gives pleasure in a "historia" is a plentiful variety.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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Peregrinationis historia, that is, true reports of skilful travellers, as Ptolemy writeth, that in such controversies of geography must put us out of doubt.
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It must be Peregrinationis historia, that is, true reportes of skilfull trauailers, as Ptolome writeth, that in such controuersies of Geographie must put vs out of doubt.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. Richard Hakluyt 1584
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(technically termed historia in the Middle Ages) of St. Francis of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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A "historia" you can justifiably praise and admire will be one that reveals itself to be so charming and attractive as to hold the eye of the learned and unlearned spectator for a long while with a certain sense of pleasure and emotion.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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"Decem libros historiarum, septem miraculorum, unum de vita patrum scripsi; in psalterii tractatu librum unum commentatus sum; de cursibus etiam ecclesiasticis unum librum condidi", i.e. I have written ten books of "historia", seven of "miracles", one on the lives of the Fathers, a commentary in one book on the psalter, and one book on ecclesiastical liturgy.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Of course, never mind that African-Americans use it amongst themselves as a term of endearment, pero esa es una historia para un otro dia.
Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: "Illegals" and The "N-Word" Gustavo Arellano 2011
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Guías del Museo ofrecerán información sobre la historia del Barrio en esta locación.
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La isla de la pasión es la estremecedora y verídica historia de un grupo de náufragos sometidos por nueve años a las más duras pruebas de supervivencia.
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