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Explain the following statement with reasons.
Leopold Von Ranke criticized the imaginative narration of history.
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- Historiography of the nineteenth century was greatly influenced by the thoughts of Leopold Von Ranke of Berlin University.
- He spoke about the critical method of historical research. He emphasized the utmost importance of information gathered through original documents.
- He also stated that all types of documents associated with a historical event need to be examined with the greatest care.
- He believed that with this method it was possible to reach the historical truth. He thus criticized the imaginative narration of history.
- A collection of his articles is published in two books, entitled 'The Theory and Practice of History' and 'The Secret of World History'.
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