How do I effectively incorporate historiography into my essay?

Including historiographical arguments is a great way to impress an examiner. It's really important to make sure that the argument/s you include are relevant, that you don't accidentally plagiarise a historian's argument, and that you don't use their argument in place of evidence (it is an opinion and so cannot prove your argument to be valid). Also, when you include a quotation, its key that you avoid simply stating the quotation, as this does not demonstrate your skill to the examiner. For example, if I were writing about Henry VIII's foreign policy, I may want to include Eric Ives' relevant argument that "In foreign affairs, he followed the devices and desires of his own heart". To incorporate this quotation so that it improves my essay, I would include the quotation in a way that substantiates my own argument. For example, I may argue that 'Henry VIII's foreign policy was fundamentally selfish, as demonstrated by his motivations behind organising the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520. As Eric Ives argues, Henry "followed the... desires of his own heart"'. Here, I have included my own argument (that Henry VIII's foreign policy was selfish), and provided corroborating evidence (the Field of the Cloth of Gold) as well as Eric Ives' view for substantiation ('As Eric Ives argues...'). In doing so, I have made sure that I have credited the historian and that I haven't used his argument instead of evidence. Moreover, I have shortened his quotation using ellipses, while making sure that I have retained the essence of what he is saying- it is crucial that when shortening a quotation, the historian's argument is not misconstrued. Another way to incorporate historiography into your essay is to compare and contrast historians' arguments. This can be a very effective way of demonstrating awareness of wider historiographical debate. Using my example of Henry VIII's foreign policy, I could add to my answer by finding a quotation from a historian who disagrees with Ives, and contrasting it with Ives argument. When doing this, it is important to make clear which historian you agree with most, and why. For example, I could say something along the lines of "Smith disagrees with Ives because....., although Ives argument is more convincing because.....". This use of historians' arguments allows you to make a value judgement and demonstrates to the examiner your ability to effectively incorporate historiography into your essay whilst not letting it overshadow your own arguments.