later historian

collocation in English

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later
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈleɪ.tər/
us
/ˈleɪ.t̬ɚ/
happening at a time in the future, or after the time you ...
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historian
noun[C]
uk
/hɪˈstɔː.ri.ən/
us
/hɪˈstɔːr.i.ən/
someone who writes about or ...
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(Definition oflaterandhistorianfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This front generation bears no trace of the weariness, apathy or cynicism noted by so many contemporary observers and later historians.
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Or, perhaps it is not yet clear to the participants (or to later historians) whether there is one rule or two.
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Later historians' views were equally divided.
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But later historians will analyse why the closures are so disquieting in a manner which earlier announcements of closures were not, or at least not to the same extent.
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Later historians in general have regarded him as the victim of a political miscarriage of justice.
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He was known for his historical and topographical writings, which have been used as sources by later historians.
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His many enemies among the exiles declared that his rule was harsh, depraved and incompetent, an assessment debated by later historians.
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Many later historians called her far better qualified to rule than her husband.
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These reports were read and taken as reference by many chroniclers and later historians.
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He was mistaken by later historians for an architect.
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This verdict was generally followed by later historians.
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Later historians doubt it, but consider it possible that the revolutionaries used distinctive marks of some kind for identification.
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This threw further doubt on the case, but later historians correctly identified her.
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Later historians recalled this act and similar ones as a display by woman of loyalty of kith, kin and country.
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Because of its relative objectivity and heavy use of primary sources, at the time its methodology became a model for later historians.
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Later historians and chronographers make no mention of such stories.
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This has been followed by some later historians but others dismiss it as propaganda or misunderstanding.
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Though it was an instant success, the credibility of the details in the book would be put into question by later historians.
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Both numbers are considered ridiculously low by later historians.
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