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title: "Historian"
description: "You study the past to understand how we got to today."
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# Historian

You study the past to understand how we got to today.

You read old letters and records to work out what really happened. You compare stories and write down what the evidence shows.

Category: Business, Law & Society
Page: https://lightmysky.com/careers/historian

## Subjects it draws on

- [History](https://lightmysky.com/learn/history)
- [English](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english)

## The topics behind it

- [Checking sources against each other](https://lightmysky.com/learn/history/checking-sources-against-each-other-mt_wWlZoLQBR6): You check one source against another for the truth.
- [Causes and Consequences in History](https://lightmysky.com/learn/history/causes-and-consequences-in-history-mt_Ev1gJOrEp1): You explain why things in the past happened.
- [Evidence for Greek and Roman Life](https://lightmysky.com/learn/history/evidence-for-greek-and-roman-life-mt_N1744276Zu): You use real evidence from Greece and Rome.
- [Planning, Revising and Editing Writing](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/planning-revising-and-editing-writing-mt_av-uRBrhwT): You plan and edit before your history is done.
- [Using and Evaluating Textual Evidence](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/using-and-evaluating-textual-evidence-mt_dmFnJzxKwz): You use evidence from old writing to back up what you say.

## Areas it leans on

- History: Historical Thinking
- History: Ancient Greece & Rome
- English: Writing Composition
- English: Reading Comprehension