From what I understand, modern historians are much better about this. You’ll see this in the approach of historians from a majority culture who are combing back through established narratives and dismantling misleading ones. But historians in the past have absolutely taken liberties to trash people or civilizations they personally disapproved of, never mind thinking through their personal biases.
From what I understand, modern historians are much better about this. You’ll see this in the approach of historians from a majority culture who are combing back through established narratives and dismantling misleading ones. But historians in the past have absolutely taken liberties to trash people or civilizations they personally disapproved of, never mind thinking through their personal biases.