>Some say, "history is a bunch of meaningless fragments."

>>2670790

>And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

I don't think history is a narrative. There are narratives within history, you can tell a story about a specific person, place or thing, but any attempt to contextualize the entirety of human experience into a singular story sounds like whig history.

>>2670804
History is a narrative if you believe in religion, or if you think history is the story of human advancement and progression

>>2670796
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>history is a narrative
>it's your job to manipulate it and present it to children through your own lens
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>>2670790
History means both, history and story in Spanish

I think history is a narrative because it is the story of mankind
It provides a context for the reasons behind our current world and the progress that has lead us to where we are now.
I am not hungry right now because I at lunch an hour ago. The Belgians hate the Dutch for being unable to stop the Nazis from passing into their country 1940.