How imaginative should historians be?

In this edition of Black's History Week, Professor Jeremy Black, author of Clio's Battles: Historiography in Practice and Contesting History talks to The Critic's political editor, Graham Stewart, about archival research and whether the enthusiasm for reinterpreting the past as a means of influencing current controversies encourages historians to stray too far away from the available source material. Right now we’re offering 3 months for just £5. Go to thecritic.imbmsubscriptions.com/ for details.