The secular history is kept on metal plates.

But what is its secular history, what sources support it?

In the secular history of Istanbul, the religious orders occupy a very important place.

It deals with secular and ecclesiastical history from the creation to 1457.

During the midday meal the older children read edifying passages chosen by Nicholas from religious or secular history.

Members of the family, coached by Nicholas, would relate stories from secular histories or the lives of saints.

But the way the secular histories go, the religion business was wide open in those days.

There is no mechanism that will somehow redeem or reform this species within the course of its secular history.

There isn't a single word about him in secular history.

He was particularly influenced by Ranke, who almost persuaded him to focus entirely upon secular history rather than Christian theology.