History Channel Documentary Continued

1. Having viewed more of the History Channel documentary, how would you use this source if you were researching a specific event within the middle ages?

       If I were using the History Channel documentary as a source for a specific event in the middle ages, I would use it to gain background information about the middle ages on a whole. This documentary gives a very large picture of what the middle ages was, how it happened, and it does give specific events that might go along with the one I have. It also gives an overview of the timeline of the middle ages which would help consolidate events and dates and it also shows many map animations of the middle ages and its battles and empires.

2. What would you say are the limitations of this source of information about the historical past

       I think the limitations of this source is in terms of detail. This source is (in my opinion) stellar for big picture purposes and overview of the whole time period of the middle ages, but it does not go into much specific detail about any specific events. This would make it difficult to use as a resource material for a specific event. Its dramatic appeal could also be considered a weakness. The documentary re-enacts many scenes of the middle ages to keep the audience's attention, but this makes it seem more like a movie at points which could bring down its credibility of detail in these scenes.