Real Historians vs Pop Historians, A Roundtable Discussion -- JFT Ep 18

This is a roundtable discussion between REAL HISTORIANS David Parnell and John D Hosler and POP HISTORIANS myself and Andrew of Shadows over Constantinople.

You may have seen some online tension between pop historians/enthusiasts and "real" historians. I have experienced a bit of that myself (see previous episode).

Why is there this tension? Don't we have common ground? How can we all work together better? We discuss "What is an historian?" and "Is history an art or science?" What does an historian's training look like? How do we spend our time? Why are many non-professional historians anonymous? and more!

You can follow David Parnell on substack here

You can pick up his excellent book here

You can follow John D Hosler on X here

You can pick up his excellent book on the Siege of Acre here

You can follow Andrew on X here

And lastly, you can follow everything related to my Memory Medieval project at the substack

Look for new episodes on the 3rd and 17th of each month. I have a few great episodes lined up for the near future you won't want to miss. The next episode is on medieval literature and its effect on the medieval mind. Then an episode on war horses. And a couple more big episodes in the works!