as in chroniclers
a student or writer of history
a new book by America's best-known annalist of the Civil War
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There are many very fine historians working on the Tudors.—
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Advertisement Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.—
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“Annalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annalists. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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