Before revision: In early-modern Europe, royal courts appointed official historians, including the (Historiographer Royal) in the kingdom of Denmark–Norway from 1594, the in Sweden from 1618, the Historiographer Royal in England from 1660 and the Historiographer Royal in Scotland from 1681 to the present day.
After revision: In early-modern Europe, royal courts appointed official historians, including the (Historiographer Royal) in the kingdom of Denmark–Norway from 1594, the in Sweden from 1618, the Historiographer Royal in England from 1660 and the Historiographer Royal in Scotland from