The British Isles, 1066-1603 (HIST*2000)

Code and section: HIST*2000*01

Term: Fall 2023

Details

COURSE FORMAT: 

Two lectures per week (1.5 hours each)

COURSE SYNOPSIS:

This course provides an introductory survey of the history of medieval and early modern Britain and Ireland from the Norman conquest of Anglo-Saxon England in AD1066 to the union of the Scottish and English crowns in AD1603. Major figures, events, and processes will be covered, in addition to comparative discussions of society, religion, language and culture throughout this fascinating and often turbulent era amongst the English and Celtic-speaking peoples of these islands. Upon completion of the course, students will not only have a sense of “what happened” in the British Isles in these centuries, but also a sense of the evidence from which understanding of this period has developed over time.

TEXTS AND OTHER RESOURCES:

S. E. Lehmberg and S. A. Meigs, The Peoples of the British Isles: a new history; Vol. 1: From Prehistoric Times to 1688 (fourth edition; Oxford University Press, 2016).

METHODS OF EVALUATION AND GRADE-WEIGHTINGS:

• primary source analysis – due early October
• midterm test – mid October
• Essay – due mid November
• Final exam – early December

*Please note: This is a preliminary web course description only. The Department reserves the right to change without notice any information in this description. The final, binding course outline is distributed in the first class of the semester.