Module HIST50230: Northumbria in the Early Middle Ages I

Department: History

HIST50230: Northumbria in the Early Middle Ages I

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• Historical Methods and Interpretation (HIST50130)

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• Introduction to the advanced study of the origin, political, social and economic structure, and cultural background of the Kingdom of Northumbria down to the Viking invasions of the late 9th century.

Content

• The module will explore: the origins of the kingdom, especially the relationship between Angles and Britons; textual and archaeological sources for the nature of its society; the role of the church and of conversion to Christianity; the stability or otherwise of its political and economic structures; the primary influences on its cultural development.

Learning Outcomes

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Discussion of work in progress

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University