Historians judge historical documents according to time

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When and where was the document created? Historians judge historical documents according to the time and place rule-the closer in time and place an author and source were to an event, the more reliable that source might be. A historical document created during the event or immediately after it is usually more reliable than a document created many years after the event took place.

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