My Favourite Historian

This is a difficult question to answer, however, I believe my preferred historian would be Edward Gibbon. He was one of the first histories that I read prior to University, and that I thoroughly enjoyed. His seminal work, "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" was something that opened up both the historical world, and the classical age to me, just as I began to take a real interest in history. His writing style and structure allowed me to understand the overall ideas and arguments that he made within the work, as well as the interspersed humour ensured that it was not just another boring tome.