HIST 388: Topics in European History

HIST 388-003: Early Medieval England
(Fall 2022)

09:00 AM to 10:15 AM MW

Horizon Hall 1008

Section Information for Fall 2022

In this course we will consider the political, cultural, and religious history of England from the end of Roman control in the fifth century (c.410) to the Norman Conquest of the eleventh (1066). Our primary aim is to think through the early kingdoms of England both for their own unique characteristics and as examples of wider trends in the post- Roman history of Western Europe. Topics to be addressed include: the changing nature of kingship and rule; the spread of Christianity; interaction between England and its Celtic neighbors to the north and west and its continental connections with the Frankish kingdoms, Scandinavia, the papacy, and the Normans; art and archaeology; the impact of the Vikings on English politics and culture; and the alleged debts of modern Anglo-American political and legal culture to the “Anglo-Saxon” past.

At the end of this course students will be familiar with the main outline of English early medieval history and how the history of England in this period relates to wider European developments. And, more importantly, students will have developed a familiarity with the main literary, documentary, and material sources for that history and will have begun to confront the difficulties of interpretation this complicated and fragmentary source-base presents.

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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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