Module HIST50330: Northumbria in the Early Middle Ages II

Department: History

HIST50330: Northumbria in the Early Middle Ages II

Prerequisites

• Northumbria in the Early Middle Ages I (HIST50230)

Corequisites

• Historical Methods and Interpretations (HIST50130)

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• Continued study of the former Kingdom of Northumbria as it developed under the Viking invaders from the 860s onwards to the Norman conquest, building on work undertaken in Northumbria in the Middle Ages I, and normally leading to a dissertation in this field.

Content

• The module will study the development of the area in all its aspects during and after the creation of the Viking Kingdom of York and the emergence of the Anglian earldom of Bamburgh. Central themes will include: the evidence for Viking settlement; the nature of Viking Kingship; the urban development of York; the fate of the church; and the relations of the area with the kings of England and the kings of Scots.

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