That certain Kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true; but all the colouring, all the philosophy, of history is conjecture.
Historians are notoriously unreliable when it comes to recording unbiased accounts of their experience.
mnli hypothesis: Historians are notoriously unreliable when it comes to recording unbiased accounts of their experience. premise: That certain Kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true; but all the colouring, all the philosophy, of history is conjecture.