Neil MacGregor

In a very literal way, of course, Shakespeare did change the course of history: when it didn't fit the plot he had in mind, he simply rewrote it. His English histories play fast and loose with chronology and fact to achieve the desired dramatic effect, re-ordering history even as it was then understood.

British Historian

Juan Pablo Di Pace

The stage is that immediate rush of energy you get from the audience. Also, doing something in chronology - something that starts and finishes the same night. In television, you work toward the one scene, you shoot it, and then you have to forget about it because you have to worry about the next scene.

Argentinian Actor

Joyce Carol Oates

I write in longhand and assemble lots of notes, and then I try to collate them into a coherent chronology. It's like groping along in the dark. I like writing and find it challenging, but I don't find it easy.

American Novelist

Barbara Amiel

There is sometimes a peculiar confusion in the West that equates progress to whatever is recent or whatever is new, and it is time we understood that progress has nothing to do with the chronology of an idea.

British Journalist

Jerry B. Jenkins

Tim sends me a fairly ambitious workup in notebook form noting the passages we're going to cover and the chronology of the biblical events, and his commentaries on those things he's read and written.

Ashwin Sanghi

Initial work is on period research where the historical markers are absolutely non-negotiable. Once that is established, a writer can take creative liberties in terms of chronology to suit the story.

Indian Author

Robin Marantz Henig

The human brain has evolved the capacity to impose a narrative, complete with chronology and cause-and-effect logic, on whatever it encounters, no matter how apparently random.

Writer

Ken Ham

No apparent, perceived, or claimed evidence in any field, including history and chronology, can be valid if it contradicts the Scriptural record.

Australian Clergyman

Simon Schama

I am strongly of the opinion that chronology is very important. The great arc of time is what children are wired for.

Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall' attempts to duplicate not the historian's chronology but the way memory works: in leaps, loops, flashes.

English Writer

Chronology sorts past events from earliest to latest, which helps grasp the progression of time

Historical Order

While chronology tells the order, it does not always specify the exact timing of events.

Not a Timestamp

Chronology provides clear narrative in storytelling, ensuring readers follow the events correctly.

Narrative Clarity

Chronology in history estimates the precise order and dates of events, not just their sequence.

Dating Precision

Historical chronology relies on evidence such as documents, artifacts, and inscriptions to determine timelines.

Evidence-Based

Understanding the chronology of a culture can provide insights into its development and historical context.

Cultural Understanding

 What is a calendar? A calendar is a way of making sure that across the year you will bump into certain very important ideas. In the Catholic chronology, Catholic calendar, at the end of March you will think about St. Jerome and his qualities of humility and goodness and his generosity to the poor.

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 to draw allegiances and to try to create power. So, I think we should try to rise above that this evening, and try to think in a much more complex way about what is driving this conflict. What I'd like to do is to introduce you to the chronology of the conflict.

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 and he set out to explore the ambiguity between good and bad fortune in his own work. When Vonnegut ditched clear-cut fortunes, he also abandoned straightforward chronology.

Chronology

Historical Order

Not a Timestamp

Narrative Clarity

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