Archives and the Scientific Turn in Narratives of Charles Ⅶ in French Historiography
In the study of French historiography,scholars commonly believe that the introduction of the Ranke School promoted the scientification of historical research in French academia.But this assumption overlooks the contributions of other academic groups.Almost at the same time as the Ranke School was introduced into France,archivists and Romantic historical writers,represented by Henri Martin,launched a major debate over the authenticity and impartiality of the historical narratives of King Charles Ⅶ of France.These archivists opposed the Romantic writers for their overly subjective and demeaning narrative of CharlesⅦ and attempted to evaluate Charles Ⅶ impartially and objectively through collating first-hand materials,writing monographs,and other ways.The archivists had left behind many materials such as book reviews,monographs and others,which clearly reflect their academic pursuit of objectivity and truthfulness.Their academic activities also contributed to the development of French historiography in the nineteenth century.This case study illustrates that,in addition to the Rankean historians,archivists also played a certain role in the scientific turn of French historiography.
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