adjectives
of or relating to the study of history
"historical scholars"; "a historical perspective"
having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary
"the historical Jesus"; "doubt that a historical Camelot every existed"; "actual historical events"
is similar to
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
"real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
"historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"
used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
"diachronic linguistics"