Saturday, October 15, 2011

History, English, PE, and science all rolled into one!

This article explains some research into medieval history.

"On August 13, 1415, the 27-year-old English king Henry V led his army into France.  ...a force of fewer than 7,000 English soldiers—most of them lightly armed archers—repulsed 20,000 to 30,000 heavily armored French men-at-arms"

The researchers looked into to physiological reasons why the English might have have such success in battle against such long odds. What do you think about their research? Was there a control? Is this valid research, why or why not? Could this type of experiment be used to understand any other historical situations?

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