Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions. / (literature, art) About history; depicting persons or events from history.

A historical romance.

In a historic manner; with reference to history or the historical record. / According to history: formerly, in the past, traditionally. / To an unprecedented or extremely rare degree.

plural of historical

(uncountable) The quality of being historical. / (countable) A historic property.

plural of historicality

(obsolete) A history, a non-fiction account of the past. / (obsolete) A historian.

Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history. / Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.

Historical quality or authenticity based on fact. / (philosophy) The characteristic of having appeared or developed in history, as opposed to being natural or universal.

plural of historicity