historia

2. A systematic, written account of events, particularly of those affecting a nation, institution, science, or art,
and usually connected with a philosophical explanation of
their causes; a true story, as distinguished from a
romance; -- distinguished also from annals, which relate
simply the facts and events of each year, in strict
chronological order; from biography, which is the record
of an individual s life; and from memoir, which is history
composed from personal experience, observation, and
memory.
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Histories are as perfect as the historian is wise, and is gifted with an eye and a soul. --Carlyle.
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For aught that I could ever read, Could ever hear by tale or history. --Shak.
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What histories of toil could I declare! --Pope. [1913 Webster]

History piece, a representation in painting, drawing, etc., of any real event, including the actors and the action.

Natural history, a description and classification of objects in nature, as minerals, plants, animals, etc., and
the phenomena which they exhibit to the senses.

Syn: Chronicle; annals; relation; narration.

Usage: History, Chronicle, Annals. History is a methodical record of important events which concern a
community of men, usually so arranged as to show the
connection of causes and effects, to give an analysis
of motive and action etc. A chronicle is a record of
such events, conforming to the order of time as its
distinctive feature. Annals are a chronicle divided up
into separate years. By poetic license annals is
sometimes used for history.
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Justly Caesar scorns the poet s lays; It is to history he trusts for praise. --Pope.
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No more yet of this; For t is a chronicle of day by day,
Not a relation for a breakfast. --Shak.
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Many glorious examples in the annals of our religion. --Rogers.
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History His"to*ry, v. t. To narrate or record. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English