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Frequently, yes, but not always:

https://scholars-stage.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/history-is-wri...

Counterpoint: Karl Marx and Howard Zinn both wrote history.

As did the survivors of the Mongol destruction of Baghdad and the Viking destruction of Lindisfarne.

History is written by those with the time and skill to write things others will read, often moderately wealthy elites but thats less true now.

More concisely put: history is written by the historians.

I think even that is misleading/questionable. History is written by the people who are literate and write stuff that is both appealing to reproduce and does get reproduced. Just because a historian writes something doesn't mean it doesn't get lost or ignored, at least for a while.

Karl Marx, son of a wealthy Lawyer, was in fact wealthy. That's what afforded him the time and luxury to pontificate about the lower classes.

Have a look at the animal kingdom. That isn’t uniquely human. It’s called Darwinism. Want to write the history? Then win.