A Doctor of History would be a person who has earned a Doctorate degree (often called a Ph.D) in History.
Generally the degree would be in a specific field of history, and most of the Ph.Ds I've met have said "I have a Ph.D/Doctorate in Subject X," but "Doctor of ____" is a legit thing for a person who holds a Doctorate degree to call him- or herself. This is why some teachers are called "Dr. X" instead of "Mr./Mrs./Ms. X." The difference between an academic Doctor and a medical Doctor--aside from subject/specialty/profession, of course--is that while MDs are always called "Doctor," an academic Doctor's title is not properly used socially (although tons of them do). Like, when sending a wedding invitation to your neighbor the ER doc, you would address it to "Dr. Jane Doe," but the invitation to your other neighbor, the Ph.D in English, would be addressed to "Ms. Jane Doe."
(I'm not saying the person to whom you're replying does indeed hold a Doctorate, just clarifying that it does exist; it's not a title that exists only in one person's delusional mind.)
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