The ''Revue historique'' is a French academic journal founded in 1876 by the Protestant

Gabriel Monod Gabriel Monod (7 March 1844 – 10 April 1912) was a French historian, the nephew of Adolphe Monod. Biography Born in Ingouville, Seine-Maritime, he was educated at Le Havre then went to Paris to complete his education, lodging with the de Pr ...

and the Catholic

Gustave Fagniez Gustave Fagniez (6 October 1842 – 18 June 1927) was a French historian, a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques of the Institut de France. His work focused on the economy and society of the Ancien Régime, as well as diplom ...

. The journal was founded as a reaction against the '' Revue des questions historiques'' created ten years earlier by Ultramontanists and

Legitimist The Legitimists () are royalists who adhere to the rights of dynastic succession to the French crown of the descendants of the eldest branch of the Bourbon dynasty, which was overthrown in the 1830 July Revolution. They reject the claim of t ...

s. The ''Revue historique'' has been published quarterly since 1937. The founders of the ''Revue historique'' stated that the journal was not intended to promote any particular religion, party, or doctrine.Guy Bourdé et Hervé Martin, ''Les Écoles historiques'', Éditions du Seuil 1983 p.182-188 Most of its contributors came from Protestant or free thinker circles. Fagniez resigned in 1881 to protest the attacks of the ''Revue'' against the Catholic Church. Charles Bémont was an editor for the ''Revue'' from 1876 and served as a co-director until 1939. During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, the ''Revues contributors included

Charles Bayet Charles Marie Adolphe Louis Bayet (25 May 1849, Liège – 16 September 1918, Toulon) was a French historian, who was a specialist in Byzantine art. Biography From 1868 he studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, then enlisted fo ...

, Arthur Giry,

Camille Jullian Camille Jullian (15 March 1859 – 12 December 1933) was a French historian, philologist, archaeologist and historian of literature. A Professor of ancient history and classics at the University of Bordeaux from 1891, Jullian was awarded a chai ...

, Gustave Bloch,

Ernest Lavisse Ernest Lavisse (; 17 December 184218 August 1922) was a French historian. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. Lavisse is also known for being one of the main creator of the ''roman national'' ("National myth", lit. "nat ...

, Paul Guiraud and Ernest Havet. In the 1920s, the ''Revue historique'' was edited by

Louis Eisenmann Louis Eisenmann (31 July 1869 – 14 May 1937) was a French historian and professor of Slavic studies. Born in Haguenau into a Jewish family, Eisenmann held a chair at the University of Dijon from 1905.École méthodique The École méthodique was a late 19th-century French historical school of thought that emphasized rigorous source criticism and scientific methods in the writing of history, closely associated with the ''Revue historique'' and historians such as ...

'', which is particularly associated with the names of

Charles-Victor Langlois Charles-Victor Langlois (; May 26, 1863, in Rouen – June 25, 1929, in Paris) was a French historian, archivist and paleographer, who specialized in the study of the Middle Ages and was a lecturer at the Sorbonne, where he taught paleography, b ...

Charles Seignobos Charles Seignobos (10 September 1854 – 24 April 1942) was a French scholar of historiography and a historian who specialized in the history of the French Third Republic, and was a member of the Human Rights League. Personal life and educatio ...

René Rémond René Rémond (; 30 September 1918 – 14 April 2007) was a French historian, political scientist and political economist. Born in Lons-le-Saunier, Rémond was the Secretary General of Jeunesses étudiantes Catholiques (JEC France in 1943) and ...

was Honorary Director until his death in 2007, as was Jean Favier who succeeded him as Honorary Director until his death in 2014. Sébastien Charléty and

Pierre Renouvin Pierre Renouvin (January 9, 1893 – December 7, 1974) was a French historian of international relations. Early life and education He was born in Paris and attended Lycée Louis-le-Grand, where he was awarded his aggrégation in 1912. Renouvin s ...

were directors before WWII. Renouvin was the sole director for a long period after WWII. In 1967 he was a co-director with

Georges Duby Georges Duby (; 7 October 1919 – 3 December 1996) was a French historian who specialised in the social and economic history of the Middle Ages. He ranks among the most influential medieval historians of the twentieth century and was one of Fra ...

and also Maurice Crouzet, who had been the editor-in-chief since 1929.

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Années 1876 à 2000
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