ME3432 The Devil's Brood: Power and Authority in High Medieval England

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 9

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Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Dr F G Hill

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Module Staff

Dr Felicity Hill

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Module description

This modules covers a turbulent and important period in English history. The module is broadly chronological but also invites comparisons between the four kings who reigned between 1154 and 1272. Three of these kings faced challenges to their rule. The module will thus discuss the nature and performance of kingship. We will discuss rule over disparate lands; religion; law; rebellion; Magna Carta.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS AT LEAST 60 CREDITS FROM {ME1003, ME1006, ME2003, HI2001, MH2002}

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 60%, 2-hour Written Examination = 40%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 2-hour seminar, plus 1 office hour.

Scheduled learning hours

20

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

280

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Understand the practice of kingship in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
  • Demonstrate advanced analytical skills in interpretation and evaluation of primary sources
  • Develop their own research interests, including how to frame a research question, how to compile a bibliography, and how to find and use library materials
  • Write a structured, coherent and analytical argument