HistoryZ treats historical writing as an evidence chain. The aim is not merely to list references, but to show what each source can establish, what it cannot establish, and where interpretation begins.
Source hierarchy
Where practical, we begin with primary records such as treaties, letters, inscriptions, government documents, contemporary newspapers, archaeological catalogues, and digitised archive material. We use peer-reviewed scholarship, university presses, museums, libraries, archives, and established reference works to supply context and competing interpretations.
Verification
Dates, names, quotations, measurements, and numerical claims are checked against the cited record. A single source is not treated as independent confirmation of itself. When reliable sources disagree, the disagreement is described rather than silently resolved.
Links and citations
Source links are included to help readers inspect the evidence. A link is not an endorsement of every statement on the destination site. Access dates and archive links may be added when a source is likely to change.
Images and media
Visual material must have a documented rights basis. Captions should identify the subject and should not imply that a later illustration is a contemporary record. Decorative media is never used as proof of a historical claim.