History of England 1 3301-L1HEW1
An outline survey of the history of mediaeval England, with particular attention paid to social and cultural developments. The course begins with a review of the geographical and economic conditions and the main themes of mediaeval English history and goes on to examine topics in detail within the following framework, treated chronologically: changes in patterns of agriculture, manufacture and commerce; rural England: the peasant and the end of feudalism; urbanisation; the impact of changes in transport and communications; local government and guild structures; the growth of an urban middle class; the standard of living and housing; the role of schooling and learning; patterns of crime and punishment; welfare provisions; political structures, in particular the role of monarchy and the rise of parliament.
The themes examined in this context are: shifting balances of wealth and power, land versus money; the relative significance of the urban and the rural; the impact of material progress; relations between rulers and ruled, attitudes to authority, collectivism and individualism; religious belief; ideas of nation, attitudes to the outside world; senses of the centre and periphery, regionalism and centralising tendencies; attitudes to crime and punishment; war and peace; sex, gender, family and the community; education; leisure; attitudes to the past.
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The graduate has familiarity with:
K_W06 complexity and pluralism of cultures, as well as the historical and institutional conditions of culture, especially in relation to Great Britain and English speaking countries, at an advanced level
Abilities
The graduate is able to:
K_U06 recognize and describe at an advanced level the complexity and pluralism of cultures, as well as the historical and
institutional conditions of culture, especially in relation to Great Britain and English speaking countries
Assessment criteria
Written examination assessed on the basis of:
1. knowledge about the social, cultural and political history of England;
2. ability to present ideas and interpretations clearly and logically.
Bibliography
Nigel Saul, ed. The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England, OUP 199
Kenneth O. Morgan, ed. Oxford History of Britain, OUP, 2001:
Henryk Zins, Historia Anglii, Ossolineum, 2001.
"Pelican History of England" series:
- Ian Richmond, Roman Britain, 1955
- Dorothy Whitelock, The Beginnings of English Society, 1952
- Doris Mary Stenton, English Society in the Early Middle Ages, 1951
- A.R. Myers, England in the Late Middle Ages, 1952
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