It is a dark view, but history, both recent and distant, seems to bear her out.

He also recalled the far more distant history of his country.

Their works form a modern time line, a way of seeing distant history through new eyes.

However, in the distant history of the Papacy this wasn't always the case.

Nor is this just a matter of distant history.

It's a list that continues to grow longer each year even as 9/11 becomes an ever more distant history.

In Ireland, even distant history is never very far away.

There was a point in the not so distant history where 128kbps was considered more than enough speed.

He spoke again as if it weren't all that important, just a bit of distant wartime history.

Both recent and distant history suggest these two men's roles are natural.