HIST 388: Topics in European History

HIST 388-001: England in the High Middle Ages
(Spring 2023)

09:00 AM to 10:15 AM MW

Music Theater Building 1007

Section Information for Spring 2023

This course begins and ends with an English defeat:  at Hastings in 1066 and the battle of Bannockburn in 1314. In between lies the heart of the English Middle Ages. Through a close reading of a series of primary sources, our main focus will be on the growth and development of the medieval kingdom of England and the place of this kingdom both within the British Isles and on the wider European stage. Topics to be considered include: the nature of medieval kingship in England, the development of common law, English relations with Wales, Scotland and Ireland, change and continuity in medieval Christianity, and a careful consideration of the methods and sources by which modern historians study the medieval past. At the end of this course students will be both familiar with the main events of English political history in the period, the development of the institutions of medieval English government, as well as have developed an appreciation of just how (and how controversially) that history is written from the extant sources.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Study of historical topics or periods of special interest. Notes: Topics announced in advance. May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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