A popular history channel can attract a large audience without being a historian's personal favorite. Success in bringing people into history is respected on that basis. The next challenge is helping those viewers find work with greater detail and explore other historical subjects. In this view, difficulty converting initial interest into further study is a separate problem from attracting an audience in the first place.
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Popular history as a gateway to deeper study
Accessible history has value when it leads audiences toward more detailed study.