Module HIST51130: Kings and Princes in the British Isles II

Department: History

HIST51130: Kings and Princes in the British Isles II

Prerequisites

• HIST51030

Corequisites

• HIST50130

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• Continued study of political relationships in the British Isles into the period 1216-1328 at an advanced level, extending work undertaken in Kings and Princes in the British Isles I, and normally leading to a dissertation in this field.

Content

• The module will extend the study of political relationships in Britain and Ireland into a period when the increasingly powerful English and Scottish kingships suppressed most of the lesser royal and princely regimes within the islands, and also clashed with each other. Central themes will include jurisdictional changes, the development of the state, and questions of national identitiy, all of which demand understanding of the wider European as well as the insular context.

Learning Outcomes

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

• Objectives are to be met through a programme of intensive directed reading, regular discussion of issues arising from the reading, and the production of an extensive piece of writing on an agreed subject.

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