Perhaps the safest guess for a modern historian is that Anne had indeed committed adultery with Norris and briefly with Mark Smeaton and that there was enough circumstantial evidence to cast reasonable doubt on the denials of the others. - George W. Bernard
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author suggests historians should consider there was enough evidence to doubt Anne's denials.
- In plain terms
- A modern historian might say there was enough evidence to question Anne.
- What can you take from it?
- History often relies on reasonable doubt.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we know historical truth?
- Is there ever enough evidence?
Another view
It assumes historical evidence is clear enough to judge.
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