In chapter one of Peter Burke's book about the Annale school, he points out the different directions historical research took throughout the centuries. Burke shows that before the Annale school, most historians wrote in a narrative format and mostly about politics and wars. But in the centuries that followed many historians tried to find new ways to look at history and different techniques. These techniques would greatly influenced the Annale school.
In chapter two, Burke explain the origins of the Annale school and their founders: Lucien Febvre and Marc Bloch. Both Febvre and Bloch were educated at the same school, but Febvre was eight years older than Bloch was. They ended up teaching at Strasbourg University and the two became close. What I found interesting reading the chapter was both Febvre and Bloch enjoyed other academic disciplines and I think that influence their work like the Royal Touch. What made the Annale school so revolutionary was incorporating sociology, psychology, geography, and economics to study history. Also to tie different regions together like France and England were quite revolutionary. my questions for these two chapters are they mention some precursors of the Annale school but was there a definitive group or person that influence them? Also how much influence did Freud and Einstein's theories had on the Annale school?
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