DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY HI127 THE MEDIEVAL WORLD HANDBOOK 2008-09 www.warwick.ac.uk/go/medievalworld 1 THE MEDIEVAL WORLD (HI127) CONTENTS Aims and Objectives 1 Assessment 2 Key Texts 3 Seminar Preparation 3 Sources of Help 4 Timetable 5 Seminars Feudalism 7 The Manor and Peasant Protest 8 The Western Economy: Revival or Revolution? 9 Economy and Society After the Black Death 10 The Medieval Church I 11 The Medieval Church II 13 The Medieval Family 15 Intellectual and Cultural Life 16 European Contact with Others: The Crusades 20 European Contact with Others: Expansion and Exploration 21 Glossary 23 2 Appendix: The Mark Scale for First Year Students 39 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The module is designed to provide a thematic introduction to European history of the later medieval and Renaissance periods, to broaden understanding of the European World core module, and to provide background for the more specialised work of the third year for those in the Renaissance stream. Original documents and electronic resources form integral parts of the module, enabling students to further develop their analytical and IT skills. Second-year students, for whom the module is an option, are expected to cover themes in somewhat greater depth than those in their first year. Learning Outcomes By the end of this module students should be able to: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Medieval World between c.800 and c.1500.have gained a further development of study, writing, and communication skills assess critically a wide range of secondary material and a selection of primary sources formulate and test concepts and hypotheses demonstrate the ability to access and use the wealth of information and resources on the World Wide Web. ASSESSMENT First Years 3 x 2,000-word essays. These are to be submitted by noon on the Fridays of eighth week of the first term, eighth week of the second term, and fifth week of the third term. Non-submission of the third essay will result in a deduction of 5% from the total mark for the module. 1 x 4,500-word essay to be submitted by noon on the Friday of the fourth week of the third term. 1 x two-hour examination in the middle of the second term. The two best 2,000-word essays count for 40% of the total mark; the 4,500-word essay for 40%; and the examination for the remaining 20%. Second Years 3 x non-assessed 2,000-word essays. These are to be submitted by noon on the Fridays of eighth week of the first term, eighth week of the second term, and fifth week of the third term. either 1 x three-hour examination or 1 x two-hour examination (50%) and 1 x 4,500-word essay (50%). The 4,500-word essay is to be submitted by noon on the Wednesday of the fifth week of the third term. Mark Scales For details of the mark scale for first years, see the Appendix. For details of the mark scale for second years, see the Second Year Handbook. KEY TEXTS 3 General texts to be bought ** Please buy at least one of the following** Barber, Malcolm, The Two Cities: Medieval Europe 1050-1320 (London, 2004) (NB The Library has a NetLibrary copy) Bartlett, Robert, The Making of Europe: Conquest, Colonization and Cultural Change 950-1350 (Harmondsworth, 1993) Power, Daniel, The Central Middle Ages (Oxford, 2006) Waley, Daniel, Later Medieval Europe, 3rd ed. revised by Peter Denley (Harlow, 2001) Other suggested general texts ** These texts do not have to be bought** Collins, Roger, Early Medieval Europe, 300-1000, 2nd ed. (Basingstoke, 1999) Cook, William, and Herzman, Ronald, The Medieval World View (New York, 1983) Hay, Denys, Europe in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries, 2nd ed. (London, 1989) Holmes, George, (ed.), The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe (Oxford, 1988) Jordan, W.C., Europe in the High Middle Ages (Harmondsworth, 2002) Le Goff, J., Medieval Civilization (Oxford, 1990) Linehan, Peter, and Janet Nelson (eds), The Medieval World (London, 2001) McKitterick, Rosamund (ed.), The Early Middle Ages: Europe 400-1000 (Oxford, 2001) Mundy, John H., Europe in the High Middle Ages, 1150-1309, 2nd ed. (Harlow, 1991) Nicholas, David, The Evolution of the Medieval World (Harlow, 1992) SEMINAR PREPARATION ***NB*** For each seminar, each student is expected to prepare one seminar question and one document. These are to be chosen in consultation with the seminar tutor. The documents are available via the module website. For each seminar, please bring a copy of the document with you. Advice on Analysing Documents When you prepare a document, it may be useful to bear the following questions in mind. 1. Title. What is the correct and full title of the document? 2. Author. Who wrote the document? 3. Date. i. When was the document written? ii. Is the date significant? Why? 4. Form. i. What form does the document take? (E.g. letter, treatise, etc.) ii. Why was that form chosen? iii. How does the form affect the way the views are expressed by the author? 5. Language. i. In which language was the document written originally? ii. Why was that language chosen? 6. The addressee. i. To whom is the document addressed? ii. Who is/are that person/those persons? 4 iii. Why does the author address that person/those persons? iv. Is the way the document is written influenced by whom it is addressed to? How? Why? 7. Reference to event or situation. i. Does the document refer or react to a particular event or situation? If so, discuss the context and nature of the event or situation in detail. ii. What is the attitude of the author to the event or situation? iii. Why does the author take that attitude? 8. Reference to people. i. Does the document mention a particular person or group of people? If so, discuss that person or group of people in detail. ii. What is the attitude of the author to that person or group of people? iii. Why does the author take that attitude? 9. Reference to text. i. Does the document mention a particular text? If so, discuss that text in detail. ii. What is the attitude of the author to that text? iii. Why does the author take that attitude? 10. Reference to existing belief, idea or practice. i. Does the document refer or react to an existing belief, idea or practice? If so, discuss the context and nature of the belief, idea or practice in detail. ii. What is the attitude of the author to the belief, idea or practice? iii. Does the author support it or challenge it? How? Why? 11. Expression of new belief or idea. i. Does the document express a new belief or idea? If so, discuss the belief or idea in detail. ii. How is the belief or idea new? iii. How did the author arrive at the new belief or idea? iv. Why does the author express it now? 12. Diction. How does the choice of words reflect the author’s attitude? 13. General Views. Do the particular views expressed in the document relate to general views held by the author? How? Why? 14. Implications. What are the implications of the views expressed in the document? 15. Consequences. What were the consequences of the views expressed in the document? SOURCES OF HELP Module Tutors If you are having problems with the module (e.g. essay details, finding books, etc), you should first contact your seminar tutor. Module Director If there are other matters, you should contact the Module Director, Jonathan Davies 5 ([email protected]) Finding Module Material Amidst the lecture and seminar schedule which follows are bibliographies on the particular topics we will be examining. Seminar reading consists of the primary documents available via the module website, introductory reading, and further reading. Most of these are books, however there are also some articles and essays. Some of the books in the introductory reading section you may wish to purchase - see Key Texts. All of the books, articles, and essays cited are available in the Library. Some of them are also available online and these are indicated by weblinks. Please be considerate of other students taking the module and promptly return books that are in high demand. Photocopying is a good method of alleviating demand. In the event you cannot find a reading don't despair: the bibliographies are provided to offer other suggested reading material as well as a guide to finding other material for seminars and essays. More generally, if you are finding it difficult to locate books, you should consult Library staff. If you are running into real difficulties, then you should go back and talk to your seminar tutor. He or she should be able to provide suggestions for alternative reading on most topics. Primary Sources Unless otherwise stated all sources are drawn from the Internet Medieval Sourcebook Electronic Resources Electronic resources are listed for each seminar. These include documents, images, radio programmes, videos, and websites providing other useful information. Hopefully you will also look for electronic resources yourself. There are numerous sites containing information on Medieval Europe. Many offer worthwhile opportunities for research on primary materials and in depth bibliographies on particular subjects. While these sites are beneficial for study there are plenty of non-academic or personal interest websites which explore modern depictions of Medieval Europe which are not necessarily accurate. The sites listed below contain vetted academic information on Medieval Europe. Internet Medieval Sourcebook The Labyrinth Netserf ORB Euratlas TEAMS Middle English Texts TIMETABLE Lecture 1: Tuesday, Week Lecture 2: Friday, 11.00 Seminar Topic 1.00 The Middle Ages: An Overview Term 1, (PR) This lecture will be Week held at 11.00 on Friday 3 1 October in Library 1.