User:Cbenji/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
The article I am evaluating is the Battle of Bouvines. Link- Battle of Bouvines

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.) I chose this article because it directly correlates with what we were just learning in class so I have some understanding of the topic. Additionally, this Battle matters because it explains many of the major things that were happening at that time and is able to show the major disputes between leaders in this final culmination of a battle. I believe if one were to delve into the reasons the battle took place they would be able to find all of the very important and historically significant things about the different factions and leaders involved. My preliminary Impression of it is that the lead definitely went into too much detail.

Evaluate the article
To start, some of the details that the article had weren't mentioned in class, so I am unsure if they're true. Along with that, Although there may be a historical record giving an exact account of the battle I feel as if the article is more of a play by play and explains the battle as if it were a movie, and I simply do not think that they could have known these exact details of the battle. Additionally, Another major shortcoming that I found with the article is a view of the sources are unavailable. Although there are several that are listed too have come from different books that should cover this specific battle they are required to be purchased so I am unsure if the information presented in the article is actually what is presented in the books. All in all, I think that the article could be taken in a much different way. It focusses on the battle itself and just gives an amount of the movements of soldiers and what the people in the actual battle did rather than explaining why it happened or what the reproductions were. I feel as if it could be much more beneficial to provide a more concise explanation of what took place at the battle while also explaining why the battle took place and the aftermath of it.