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At the end of this course you should have:
• an understanding of the main issues and debates concerning English history and historiography in the high middle ages.
• an awareness of the historical and intellectual context in which these works were written
• developed skills in dealing with primary and secondary sources
• experience of working and learning with others
• developed your skills in written analysis
This module will address such topics as:
- How and why people wrote history in the middle ages
- Politics and society in post-Conquest England
- King Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Angevin dynasty
- The murder of Thomas Becket
- The Crusade of King Richard the Lionheart
- The medieval supernatural
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 10 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 20 |
Specified Learning Activities | 95 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 95 |
Total | 220 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment(Including Essay): Final essay, 3,500-4,000 words | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
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Individual Project: Learning journals | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
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Participation in Learning Activities: Active participation and engagement in class | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback on learning journals, presentations and participation is giving individually and to the class, verbally and in writing, throughout the semester. Feedback on end-of-semester essays is given individually and to the class on drafts and essays plans before final submission, and by appointment after submission and grading.