Course Handbook - Faculty of History
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<strong>Course</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong><br />
MPHIL IN MEDIEVAL HISTORY<br />
2010-11
List <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />
Page No.<br />
1 INTRODUCTORY WELCOME LETTER 1<br />
1.2 Checklist and timetable for week 1 2<br />
1.3 The Cambridge terms and residence requirements 2<br />
2 COURSE TIMETABLE AND KEY DATES 3<br />
3 PART I: STRUCTURE AND CLASSES 4<br />
3.1 Subject classes and Compulsory or Recommended classes 4<br />
3.2 Optional classes, other available teaching and seminars 4<br />
3.3 Language tuition 5<br />
3.4 <strong>Faculty</strong> classes for graduates 5<br />
3.5 Medieval Research Seminar 5<br />
3.6 Core Seminar in Economic and Social <strong>History</strong> 6<br />
4 THE OPTIONS 7<br />
4.1 Option 1 – The Carolingian Empire and its Neighbours 7<br />
4.1.1 Option Outline 7<br />
4.1.2 Subject Classes 7<br />
4.1.3 Auxiliary Skills 8<br />
4.1.4 Examination <strong>of</strong> the Taught Part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Course</strong> 8<br />
4.2 Option 2 – The Normans in Britain, Europe and the Mediterranean 9<br />
4.2.1 Option Outline 9<br />
4.2.2 Texts 9<br />
4.2.3 Classes 9<br />
4.2.4 Auxiliary skills 10<br />
4.2.5 Examination <strong>of</strong> the Taught Part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Course</strong> 10<br />
4.3 Option 3 – England in the Later Middle Ages c.1200-1500 11<br />
4.3.1 Option Outline 11<br />
4.3.2 Subject Classes 11<br />
4.3.3 Auxiliary Skills 12<br />
4.3.4 Examination <strong>of</strong> the Taught Part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Course</strong> 12<br />
5 COMPULSORY AND OPTIONAL CLASSES FOR ALL OPTIONS 13<br />
5.1 Sources, Methods and Bibliography 13<br />
5.2 Palaeography 13<br />
5.2.1 Outline Lectures in Palaeography 14<br />
5.2.2 Practical Palaeography Classes for Option 1 14<br />
5.2.3 Practical Palaeography Classes for Option 2 15<br />
5.2.4 Practical Palaeography Classes for Option 3 15<br />
5.3 Chronology 15<br />
5.4 Diplomatic <strong>of</strong> the Central Middle Ages 16<br />
5.5 Medieval Book Production, Codicology and Libraries 16<br />
5.5.1 Introductory Reading List for Medieval Book Production, 17<br />
Codicology and Libraries
6 THE EXAMINATION OF PART I 19<br />
6.1 The work to be submitted 19<br />
6.2 Choosing an essay topic 19<br />
6.3 Format for Submitted Essays and Bibliographies 20<br />
6.4 Producing a Bibliography 20<br />
6.5 Deadlines for Submission 21<br />
6.6 Applying for an extension 21<br />
7 PART II: THE DISSERTATION 22<br />
7.1 Dissertation 22<br />
7.2 Deadlines for submission 22<br />
7.3 Applying for an extension 23<br />
8 CONTACT POINTS IN THE FACULTY 24<br />
8.1 The MPhil Office 24<br />
8.2 The MPhil Update 24<br />
8.3 MPhil Student Representation in the <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong> 24<br />
9 ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURSE AND RESOLVING PROBLEMS 24<br />
9.1 Role <strong>of</strong> the supervisor 24<br />
9.2 Option Directors and the Academic Chairman and Secretary 24<br />
9.3 <strong>Faculty</strong> contacts 25<br />
9.4 Non-academic questions and problems 25<br />
9.5 Summary: Administration <strong>of</strong> the MPhil and who to ask about what 25<br />
9.6 Useful contact details 26<br />
APPENDIX A: LIST OF MEDIEVAL SCHOLARS IN CAMBRIDGE 27<br />
APPENDIX B: MARKING SCHEMES AND GUIDELINES FOR EXAMINERS 29<br />
B.1 MPhil in Medieval <strong>History</strong> Marking and Examining Scheme 29<br />
B.2 Guidelines for Examiners <strong>of</strong> the MPhil in Medieval <strong>History</strong>, Part I 32<br />
B.3 Guidelines for Classification in the MPhil in Medieval <strong>History</strong>, Part II 35<br />
APPENDIX C: NOTES ON THE PREPARATION OF MPHIL 38<br />
IN MEDIEVAL HISTORY DISSERTATIONS<br />
APPENDIX D: MPHIL DISSERTATIONS DEPOSITED IN THE 42<br />
SEELEY LIBRARY
1.1 INTRODUCTORY WELCOME LETTER<br />
October 2010<br />
May we <strong>of</strong>fer you a warm welcome to Cambridge, and to the MPhil in Medieval <strong>History</strong>, which we<br />
hope you will enjoy over the coming year.<br />
The MPhil serves two purposes. It is a degree in itself, acquainting you with scholarly practice and<br />
giving you the opportunity to do an extended piece <strong>of</strong> independent research. It also provides<br />
research training for the PhD.<br />
In Part I, before you proceed to your specialised research in the second part, the course is designed<br />
to provide you with a broad general knowledge <strong>of</strong> the field in which you will do your dissertation,<br />
and the ancillary skills you will need for your dissertation and, more generally, for research in<br />
medieval history. The subject classes in Part I are designed to introduce you both to the broader<br />
issues within your chosen period and to different categories <strong>of</strong> source material and problems in<br />
their interpretation.<br />
It is absolutely essential, regardless <strong>of</strong> your own research interests, that you do the work for these<br />
classes. All <strong>of</strong> it will prove relevant in some way and without this broad knowledge your view will<br />
be too narrow and your research may well suffer, both in the MPhil and if you move on to do a<br />
PhD.<br />
At the end <strong>of</strong> both Parts <strong>of</strong> the course, we will ask you to fill in a Feedback Questionnaire, which<br />
is very important for us in monitoring the course and enabling us to make improvements in future<br />
years. May I urge you strongly to take the time to fill in these questionnaires, without which it is<br />
difficult for us to assess how well the different parts <strong>of</strong> the course are fulfilling their objectives.<br />
Please read all the papers in this portfolio. All future letters will be sent to you at your college<br />
address unless you specifically tell the MPhil Office that you want them sent elsewhere. It is very<br />
important, therefore, that you get into the habit <strong>of</strong> checking your pigeonhole, and your e-mail,<br />
regularly.<br />
This handbook is designed to give you full information about the course, how it is taught and<br />
examined, where you need to be and what work you need to do and when. For information about<br />
contact points within both the university and faculty, library and computing facilities, supervision,<br />
graduate training, financial assistance, maps and useful web addresses, please consult the <strong>Faculty</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong> General Graduate <strong>Handbook</strong> 2010. For contact details for the course, and whom you<br />
should approach in the event <strong>of</strong> any problems, see below Section 9, pages 24-26.<br />
Please complete the reply form at the back <strong>of</strong> the handbook, and return it to the MPhil Office<br />
as soon as possible.<br />
Please consult the checklist in Section 1.2 for a list <strong>of</strong> the key meetings in the first week <strong>of</strong><br />
term. Your attention is also drawn to the general timetable (2). For details <strong>of</strong> place <strong>of</strong> meetings<br />
you need to consult the sections describing each course in detail. All classes are in the <strong>History</strong><br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> unless otherwise indicated. Full details <strong>of</strong> the classes in Part I are in Sections 3 to 5.<br />
Information on the examination <strong>of</strong> Part I is to be found in Section 6. Section 7 describes Part II.<br />
Finally, if you have not already done so, you should now get in touch with your supervisor for<br />
the year. If you find it impossible to get in touch with him or her please let the MPhil Office<br />
know.<br />
May we wish you the very best <strong>of</strong> success on the course, in the hope that you will both enjoy it<br />
and make the most <strong>of</strong> the facilities available to you in Cambridge.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter, Chairman, MPhil Sub-Committee<br />
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1.2 CHECKLIST AND TIMETABLE FOR WEEK 1<br />
Return reply form at the back <strong>of</strong> the handbook<br />
Inform MPhil <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> your address, if you do not wish letters to be sent to your college<br />
Inform the MPhil <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> your email address<br />
Contact your supervisor (problems? Contact the MPhil <strong>of</strong>fice)<br />
Inform Pr<strong>of</strong> MC Carpenter if you have not received notification <strong>of</strong> the Medieval Research Seminar on<br />
Monday 4th October, or if you believe you have been left <strong>of</strong>f the mailing list<br />
Decide on codicology course and inform Dr Webber in writing (at Trinity College, or email<br />
mtjw2@cam.ac.uk) by Friday 8 October<br />
Read the <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong> General Graduate <strong>Handbook</strong> online for information about other training<br />
opportunities<br />
(Key contact details are to be found in Section 9.6; see also Section 8.1 on the MPhil Office.)<br />
Michaelmas Term - 2010<br />
All Options: week 1<br />
Day No <strong>of</strong> Date Time Title Lecturers<br />
Classes from<br />
Mon 1 4 Oct 12<br />
Noon<br />
INDUCTION MEETING Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter, Dr T Webber<br />
and Option Leaders<br />
Wed 1 6 Oct 5-6 Latin test Dr N Wright<br />
Thurs 1 7 Oct 2-3 Tour <strong>of</strong> the University Miss M McCarthy<br />
Library (Option 1)<br />
(Meet in the foyer <strong>of</strong> the UL)<br />
Thurs 1 7 Oct 2-3 Tour <strong>of</strong> the University Mr Lars Kjaer<br />
Library (Option 2)<br />
(Meet in the foyer <strong>of</strong> the UL)<br />
Thurs 1 7 Oct 2-3 Tour <strong>of</strong> the University Dr Alex Sapoznik<br />
Library (Option 3)<br />
(Meet in the foyer <strong>of</strong> the UL)<br />
Note that all sessions are in the <strong>Faculty</strong> unless otherwise indicated in the detailed<br />
information in the handbook.<br />
1.3 THE CAMBRIDGE TERMS AND RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS<br />
The academical year in Cambridge is divided into three terms, Michaelmas, Lent and Easter;<br />
in each term, the teaching takes place only in the nine-week period known as ‘Full Term’. The<br />
dates for the current year are Michaelmas Term: Tuesday 5 Oct. - Friday 3 December 2010,<br />
Lent Term: Tuesday 18 January - Friday 18 March 2011, Easter Term: Tuesday 26 April -<br />
Friday 17 June 2011. The University requires that all students ‘keep’ three terms <strong>of</strong> residence<br />
before they can be awarded a degree.<br />
During the Christmas and Easter Vacations lectures and classes do not occur and<br />
undergraduates are not in residence. Graduate students are required to remain in residence<br />
continuously throughout the academical year, and are expected to work on their research<br />
essays and dissertation during the Christmas and Easter ‘vacations’, apart perhaps from brief<br />
holiday breaks. Residing in Cambridge means, for research students and those taking most<br />
other graduate courses, living within 10 miles from the centre <strong>of</strong> the city. (It is your College<br />
which must certify to the University that you have fulfilled the residence requirements. If you<br />
have further questions, or need fuller information, you should contact your College<br />
authorities.)<br />
If, for any reason, you need to be away from Cambridge during the year for research or<br />
personal reasons, you will need to inform your supervisor and College Tutor <strong>of</strong> your absence.<br />
It cannot be emphasised too strongly that the MPhil course has a very tight timetable,<br />
and that it is vital that you work consistently throughout your course.<br />
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2 COURSE TIMETABLE AND KEY DATES, 2010-11<br />
Michaelmas Term 2010 - Key deadlines:<br />
12 November By 4.30 pm Submission date for essay title(s)<br />
All Options: week 2 onwards<br />
Day No <strong>of</strong> Date Time Title Lecturers<br />
Classes from<br />
Mon 8 11 Oct 10-11 Outline Palaeography Dr T Webber<br />
Mon 8 11 Oct 2-4 Bibliography, Sources and Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter, Dr T Webber, Dr E<br />
Methods<br />
van Houts and Dr N Berend<br />
Tues 8 12 Oct 11-12 Outline Palaeography Dr T Webber<br />
Wed 6 27 Oct 2-4 Codicology Dr T Webber and Dr C de Hamel<br />
Thur 7 Oct 5:00 Intensive Latin: reading class Dr N Wright<br />
Fri 8 8 Oct 2-4 Intensive Latin: consolidation Dr N Wright<br />
Option 1<br />
Day No <strong>of</strong> Date Time Title Lecturers<br />
Classes from<br />
Thurs 8 14 Oct 2:00-<br />
4:00<br />
Subject Classes/Lectures Dr J Grove, Dr C Hills and Dr M<br />
Blackburn<br />
Mon 8 11 Oct 11-12 Palaeography. Transcription<br />
classes<br />
Dr T Webber<br />
Option 2<br />
Day No <strong>of</strong> Date Time Title Lecturers<br />
Classes from<br />
Thurs 8 14 Oct 2-4 Subject Classes/Lectures Dr C Watkins and others<br />
Tues 8 12 Oct 12-1 Palaeography. Transcription<br />
classes<br />
Dr T Webber<br />
Option 3<br />
Day No <strong>of</strong> Date Time Title Lecturers<br />
Classes from<br />
Thu 8 14 Oct 2-4 Subject Classes/Lectures Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter, Dr A Sapoznik and<br />
others<br />
Tue 8 12 Oct 2-3 Palaeography. Transcription Dr T Webber<br />
classes<br />
Lent Term 2011- Key deadlines:<br />
Friday 21 January By 4.30 pm Submission date for dissertation title<br />
Friday 18 March Between 11.30<br />
am and 12.30 pm<br />
Submission date for Part I coursework essay(s), bibliography and<br />
bibliographic essay<br />
(This date and time must be strictly adhered to.)<br />
All Options<br />
Day No <strong>of</strong> Date Time Title Lecturers<br />
Classes from<br />
Tues 2 25 Jan 2-4 Chronology Dr N Berend and Dr A Taylor<br />
Wed 4 26 Jan 2-4 Codicology Dr T Webber and others<br />
Option 2<br />
Day No <strong>of</strong> Date Time Title Lecturers<br />
Classes from<br />
Tues 4 8 Feb 2-4 Diplomatic Dr T Webber, Dr P Zutshi, and Pr<strong>of</strong> D S<br />
Abulafia<br />
Easter Term 2011 - Key dates and deadlines:<br />
26 April 2011 9 am Palaeography examination<br />
31 August 2011 Between 11.30 am<br />
and 12.30 pm<br />
Submission date for dissertation<br />
(This date and time must be strictly adhered to.)<br />
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3 PART I: STRUCTURE AND CLASSES<br />
3.1 Subject Classes and Compulsory or Recommended Classes<br />
Part I <strong>of</strong> the course consists <strong>of</strong> compulsory Subject Classes for your Option, and Auxiliary<br />
Classes, which are divided between compulsory classes and recommended classes.<br />
The first subject class for all Options is on Thursday 14 October at 2:00pm. For all<br />
options, you will be handed a reading list at the induction meeting in order to prepare you<br />
for the first class. For further details <strong>of</strong> these classes, see your Option outline in Section 4.<br />
Your Option outline also gives details <strong>of</strong> the compulsory and recommended classes for<br />
each Option, including recommendations as to language learning. Full details <strong>of</strong> all the<br />
Auxiliary Classes are to be found in Section 5. In summary, the Auxiliary classes on<br />
Sources, Methods and Bibliography (see Section 5.1), on Palaeography (Section 5.2) and<br />
Chronology (Section 5.3) are compulsory. Codicology is essential for those taking Option<br />
1, and may be <strong>of</strong> interest to those in other Options, especially those planning to work with<br />
manuscript sources (see Section 5.5). Diplomatic focuses on the period covered by Option<br />
2 but may also be <strong>of</strong> interest to Options 1 and 3 (see Section 5.4).<br />
Please note that attendance at the lectures and classes for the courses you are taking is<br />
obligatory. Students who fail to attend these are likely to find themselves in severe<br />
difficulties in Part I <strong>of</strong> the examination. Those who miss any <strong>of</strong> the compulsory classes are<br />
asked to report this to the Administrative Secretary, MPhil Office.<br />
For details <strong>of</strong> the work you need to submit for Part I, see Section 6.1.<br />
3.2 Optional Classes, other available teaching and seminars<br />
Other Optional Classes<br />
You are more than welcome to attend the ancillary classes provided for the other Options,<br />
and the timetable has been constructed with this in mind. In particular, you may wish to<br />
attend the other specialist palaeography classes. See section 5.2.<br />
Undergraduate Lectures<br />
The University Reporter Lecture List (available from the Cambridge University Press<br />
bookshop, in most stationers and bookshops in Cambridge and online via<br />
http//www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/) contains the full list <strong>of</strong> lectures and seminars,<br />
including a version <strong>of</strong> the timetable. You are free to attend almost all <strong>of</strong> the lectures listed<br />
in the Reporter, and, although most <strong>of</strong> them are primarily for undergraduates, you may<br />
well find them useful and interesting. You should also look for lectures <strong>of</strong> interest in other<br />
Faculties, for example English and Modern Languages, which you are also, in almost all<br />
cases, free to attend. You should introduce yourself to the lecturer concerned to check that<br />
they are happy for you to attend.<br />
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3.3 Language Tuition<br />
i) Latin<br />
Many <strong>of</strong> you will have attended the intensive Latin course. There is a test for all<br />
MPhil students on Wednesday 6 October at 5.00 pm for one hour in the <strong>Faculty</strong>.<br />
Those who feel they need or are felt to need further tuition will attend the Latin course<br />
given by Dr Neil Wright over the Michaelmas and Lent Terms. The first class will take<br />
place on Friday 8 October at 2pm in the <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong>.<br />
There is also a general course available in the Classics <strong>Faculty</strong> for non-classicists,<br />
details <strong>of</strong> which may be found in the Lecture List number <strong>of</strong> the Reporter.<br />
The Language Laboratory also has a computer disk self-learning package called Latin<br />
Study prepared by the Department <strong>of</strong> Latin and Greek in the University <strong>of</strong> St<br />
Andrews. Multiple copies have been purchased and these are available for use in the<br />
Laboratory on request. The National Archive website also has a self-learning Latin<br />
course on line.<br />
ii)<br />
Modern Languages<br />
Tuition is provided by the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong>. Please consult the General Graduate<br />
<strong>Handbook</strong> and the Graduate Training Booklet (both available online). It is vitally<br />
important to make your decisions about the languages you wish to study at a very early<br />
stage. If in doubt, your supervisor will best be able to advise you. Although these<br />
classes are intended primarily for those who need them, MPhil students who simply<br />
wish to study the language are welcome to join them if they are not oversubscribed.<br />
However, it should be stressed that all students who sign up for these classes will be<br />
expected to attend the entire course. Please note that, unless you will need to read<br />
sources in French, all members <strong>of</strong> Option 3 should concentrate on Latin and are not<br />
advised to study a modern language as well, unless their Latin is extremely fluent.<br />
3.4 <strong>Faculty</strong> Classes For Graduates<br />
The <strong>Faculty</strong> puts on a wide range <strong>of</strong> classes for graduate students. These include the Graduate<br />
Training and Transferable Skills Options (see Graduate Training and Transferable Skills<br />
Options Booklet online). This is intended primarily for first-year PhD students who have not<br />
already done an MPhil and for candidates for the MPhil in Historical Studies, which, unlike<br />
the other <strong>History</strong> MPhils, does not have a highly structured course. It includes some sessions<br />
that may be <strong>of</strong> interest to all MPhil students, especially Mon 1 November 4:00pm (Seminar<br />
Room 5, <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong>), an informal session for graduates new to Cambridge, a session on<br />
Leave to Continue to the PhD on 26 October at 2:15pm and one on applying for graduate<br />
funding on 2 November at 2.15pm. There are also research seminars in other periods <strong>of</strong><br />
history (see General Graduate <strong>Handbook</strong> online). Please note that classes and work for the<br />
MPhil must take precedence over any other classes and meetings.<br />
3.5 Medieval Research Seminar<br />
The <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong>fers an extensive programme <strong>of</strong> seminars designed primarily for PhD students.<br />
Please refer to the General Graduate <strong>Handbook</strong> online or the Reporter for information on the<br />
major seminars. You should attend the Medieval Research Seminar.<br />
Convenors: Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter, Dr A Spencer, Dr E van Houts (MT & LT) and Dr M Ryan<br />
(ET)<br />
Michaelmas Term 2010 - Lent and Easter Terms 2011<br />
The seminar for graduate students in medieval history will meet on Thursdays, fortnightly at<br />
5.00pm in Michaelmas and Lent Terms; weekly in Easter Term in the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> Board<br />
Room. Wine and s<strong>of</strong>t drinks are served at each meeting. The focus <strong>of</strong> the seminar is on work<br />
in progress with a particular emphasis on sources, methods and interpretation, and with plenty<br />
<strong>of</strong> time for discussion. Papers are given by graduate students. The seminar is thus also a<br />
useful practice ground for presenting papers. PhD students give papers in the Michaelmas and<br />
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Lent Terms. The Easter Term seminars comprise short work-in-progress papers on their<br />
dissertation topics by the MPhil students. The seminar also includes visiting speakers and<br />
discussion workshops on particular themes. It is also a way <strong>of</strong> meeting other medieval<br />
historians, both graduates and senior members, in the <strong>Faculty</strong>.<br />
A programme will be circulated at the beginning <strong>of</strong> the Michaelmas Term with details <strong>of</strong> the<br />
papers. If you believe you have been omitted from the mailing list <strong>of</strong> the Seminar because<br />
you have not received any notification, you should get in touch with Pr<strong>of</strong> R D McKitterick<br />
(contact details below). The dates are as follows:<br />
Michaelmas Term<br />
Thursday 14 October<br />
Thursday 28 October<br />
Thursday 11 November<br />
Thursday 25 November<br />
5:00pm Seminar<br />
6:15pm Welcoming Party<br />
Lent Term<br />
Thursday 20 January<br />
Thursday 3 February<br />
Thursday 17 February<br />
Thursday 3 March<br />
Easter Term<br />
Thursday 12 May<br />
Thursday 19 May<br />
Thursday 26 May<br />
Thursday 2 June<br />
3.6 Core Seminar in Economic and Social <strong>History</strong><br />
This is a new seminar, designed for all periods and geographical areas <strong>of</strong> history. It coincides<br />
with the Medieval Research Seminar but efforts have been made to avoid clashes for the<br />
Seminars <strong>of</strong> interest to Medievalists. Where there is a clash you should consult your<br />
supervisor. The dates <strong>of</strong> interest to Medievalists are as follows:<br />
Thursday 21 October<br />
Thursday 4 November<br />
Thursday 11 November<br />
Thursday 18 November<br />
You will all be placed on the mailing list for this seminar and will be sent a programme.<br />
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4 THE OPTIONS<br />
4.1 Option 1 - The Carolingian Empire and its Neighbours<br />
Dr J Grove, Dr C Hills, Dr R Naismith and Dr R Flechner<br />
4.1.1 Option Outline<br />
The period <strong>of</strong> Frankish and Carolingian dominance in western Europe was one <strong>of</strong><br />
remarkable political and cultural coherence. This course studies the context for the<br />
expansion and consolidation <strong>of</strong> the Carolingian Empire in the later eighth and the<br />
ninth centuries, and will focus in particular on political, ecclesiastical and cultural<br />
developments. The conquests <strong>of</strong> Charlemagne and Louis the Pious, Frankish<br />
manifestations <strong>of</strong> royal power, the expansion eastwards into the Slav regions under<br />
Louis the German, and the relations between the Franks and Italy, the Papacy,<br />
Scandinavia, Brittany, Spain, Moravia, Bulgaria and Byzantium will provide the<br />
framework for an examination <strong>of</strong> the degree, and success, <strong>of</strong> influences and<br />
exchanges with their neighbours on the part <strong>of</strong> the Franks. Within this framework<br />
the focus will be on manifestations <strong>of</strong> power, diplomacy, military expansion,<br />
missions, trade and communications. Classes will be organised in relation to<br />
particular categories <strong>of</strong> sources, both archaeological and documentary, such as the<br />
physical evidence for trade and emporia, palaces, monasteries and churches,<br />
artefacts, coins, manuscripts, charters, letters, confraternity books, laws, syllogi,<br />
relics, historical narratives and hagiography. We shall consider problems <strong>of</strong><br />
interpretation and the relationship between the archaeological and the historical<br />
evidence. There will be an opportunity to study artefacts, coins and manuscripts<br />
from the collections available in Cambridge.<br />
4.1.2 Subject Classes<br />
The course comprises an introduction and eight 2-hour seminars in the Michaelmas<br />
Term on Thursdays from 2 - 4 pm. All sessions will be in the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong>.<br />
The coinage class will be held in the Department <strong>of</strong> Coins and Medals, Fitzwilliam<br />
Museum. Students on the course will be required to prepare material for the<br />
seminars (see programme) in advance. Reading lists and guidance for these will<br />
also be provided in advance. In addition, students may be required to attend<br />
relevant <strong>Faculty</strong> lectures in <strong>History</strong> and Archaeology listed in the Cambridge<br />
University Reporter Lecture List. Some <strong>of</strong> these may be in the Lent Term. Further,<br />
there are palaeography classes conducted by Dr Teresa Webber specifically<br />
designed for Option 1 students (see Section 5.2, Palaeography).<br />
The programme <strong>of</strong> seminars is as follows:<br />
1. 14 October<br />
2:00-4:00<br />
2. 21 October<br />
(2:00-4:00)<br />
3. 28 October<br />
(2:00-4:00)<br />
4. 4 November<br />
(2:00-4:00<br />
Fitzwilliam<br />
Museum)<br />
5. 11 November<br />
(2:00-4:00)<br />
6. 18 November<br />
(2:00-4:00)<br />
Historiography and the Representation <strong>of</strong> the Carolingian Empire and its<br />
Neighbours<br />
Dr J Grove<br />
Diplomatic Exchanges – gifts, embassies and treaties<br />
Dr J Grove<br />
Emporia<br />
Dr C Hills<br />
Coins<br />
Dr R Naismith<br />
The Consolidation <strong>of</strong> Power: Law, Capitularies and Charters<br />
Dr J Grove<br />
Palaces and Courts: archaeological comparisons and reconstruction –<br />
Aachen, Ingelheim, Tamworth, Pliska, Rome, Pavia, Constantinople<br />
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7. 25 November<br />
(2:00-4:00)<br />
8. 2 December<br />
(2:00-4:00)<br />
Dr J Grove and Dr C Hills<br />
Churches and Monasteries<br />
Building programmes and architectural influences, St Gallen, San Vincenzo,<br />
Aachen and the eighth- and ninth-century churches <strong>of</strong> Rome.<br />
Dr J Grove and Dr C Hills<br />
Manuscripts<br />
Intellectual contacts and cultural exchange between the Carolingian empire<br />
and its neighbours.<br />
Dr J Grove and Dr R Flechner<br />
The course will be examined in the same way as the other options, with essay,<br />
palaeography examination, bibliography, bibliographical and historiographical<br />
essay and dissertation. The difference in Option 1 is that it is possible to <strong>of</strong>fer two<br />
3000-word essays rather than one 5000 word essay, with one <strong>of</strong> the two being<br />
primarily on the archaeological material.<br />
4.1.3 Auxiliary Skills<br />
Palaeography<br />
For instruction in separate specialist classes in Anglo-Saxon and Frankish<br />
palaeography and diplomatic in the early middle ages, please see Section 5.2.2.<br />
Latin and other languages<br />
A knowledge <strong>of</strong> Latin is essential, and <strong>of</strong> French and German desirable and useful.<br />
The Latin test at the conclusion <strong>of</strong> the Intensive Latin course will take place on<br />
Wednesday 6 October at 5:00 pm, in the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong>. For details <strong>of</strong> Dr Neil<br />
Wright’s Latin course and other Latin resources, see Section 3.3 above. For Greek<br />
for non-Classicists, see the Classics entry in the University lecture list.<br />
The most useful modern languages for study <strong>of</strong> the period are German, Italian, and<br />
French. Some language instruction can be provided. For details see General<br />
Graduate <strong>Handbook</strong> online, and Section 3.3 above.<br />
Medieval Book Production, Codicology and Libraries<br />
This course is highly relevant and those taking Option 1 are expected to attend it.<br />
Please see details in Section 5.5, Medieval Book Production, Codicology and<br />
Libraries.<br />
Chronology<br />
Two classes on Tuesday 25 January and 1 February, with Dr N Berend and Dr A<br />
Taylor (<strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong>, Seminar Room 7). See Section 5.3.<br />
Bibliography<br />
Please see the full details in the handbook (Section 5.1, Sources, Methods and<br />
Bibliography) <strong>of</strong> these 8 classes beginning on Monday 12 October at 2.00 pm.<br />
4.1.4 Examination <strong>of</strong> the Taught Part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Course</strong><br />
For full details <strong>of</strong> the examination, see Section 6.0. For Option 1, the requirements<br />
for the essay for Part I are that it should be <strong>of</strong> not more than 5,000 words (or two<br />
essays <strong>of</strong> 3,000 words each), excluding footnotes and bibliography, on a subject<br />
related to the themes and sources covered in the course.<br />
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4.2 Option 2 - The Normans in Britain, Europe and the Mediterranean<br />
Dr C.S. Watkins and others<br />
4.2.1 Option Outline<br />
4.2.2 Texts<br />
Emerging from their Scandinavian-Frankish settlements in Normandy, the<br />
Normans spread out over Europe. Around the first millennium we find them in<br />
southern Italy as pilgrims helping out the local population in their fight against<br />
the Byzantine authorities. What started as a temporary mercenary support<br />
operation then turned into a sustained Norman mercenary expansion culminating<br />
in the conquest <strong>of</strong> Capua, Apulia, Calabria and Sicily. By the middle <strong>of</strong> the<br />
eleventh century the Normans can also be found in northern Spain, <strong>of</strong>ten as<br />
mercenaries engaged in the struggle against the Muslims. Though no settlement<br />
on the Italian scale followed, a small principality at Tarragona was established by<br />
the beginning <strong>of</strong> the twelfth century. Expansion in the Mediterranean also led to<br />
mercenary involvement in Byzantium where Normans and Franks served the<br />
emperor, as well as feathering their own nest in eastern Anatolia. Later during<br />
the crusading movement south Italian and other Normans can be found at<br />
Antioch, Jerusalem and elsewhere in the Latin East. The most famous expansion<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Normans was the westward one into Britain after 1066, but Norman<br />
soldiers and mariners were long active in many areas – even, as late as 1400, the<br />
Canary islands.<br />
Any study <strong>of</strong> the so-called ‘Norman achievement’ raises important questions<br />
about ethnic identity in the Middle Ages, both as it was understood at the time<br />
and as it has been understood by more recent historians. Moreover, the topic<br />
lends itself very well to comparative study. Matters <strong>of</strong> emigration (exile,<br />
overpopulation) colonisation (warfare and castle building), ethnic identity and<br />
cultural amalgamation (bilingualism) modes <strong>of</strong> government (the parallel<br />
existence <strong>of</strong> legal customs), can be fruitfully studied for all areas concerned. The<br />
study <strong>of</strong> documentary sources (charters, feudal registers) can be used to study the<br />
'feudal' impact <strong>of</strong> the Normans. Above all, however, the historical writing<br />
associated with Norman expansion (especially in Normandy, England and Italy)<br />
is an important source for exploration. Whether or not one sides with Davis and<br />
his followers, in seeing Norman identity as a later ‘myth’, or with Douglas and<br />
his friends, in extolling Norman virtues, the study <strong>of</strong> Norman activities provides<br />
an excellent framework for examining comparatively the history <strong>of</strong> Europe in the<br />
eleventh and twelfth centuries.<br />
4.2.3 Classes<br />
All students should acquire and read M.M. Chibnall, The Normans, Peoples <strong>of</strong><br />
Europe series (Oxford, 2000), which is now the best short introduction to the<br />
Normans in Europe.<br />
There will be eight classes, as follows:<br />
Venues<br />
Dr E Van Houts: Room 8, 22, Parkside, Emmanuel College<br />
Dr C.S. Watkins: Room 2, Old Lodge, Magdalene College<br />
Dr A Taylor: Gibbs Building, G5, King's College<br />
Dr N Berend: <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> Seminar Room 9.<br />
1. The Normans and Normandy (Dr E. Van Houts) 14 Oct<br />
2. The Normans in the Mediterranean (Dr E. Van Houts) 21 Oct<br />
3. The Normans in Britain (Dr C.S. Watkins) 28 Oct<br />
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4. The Normans and the Church (Dr C.S. Watkins) 4 Nov<br />
5. The Normans and Belief (Dr C.S. Watkins) 11 Nov<br />
6. The Normans and Law (Dr A Taylor) 18 Nov<br />
7. State Formation (Dr N Berend) 25 Nov<br />
8. The Notion <strong>of</strong> Christendom (Dr N Berend) 2 Dec<br />
4.2.4 Auxiliary Skills<br />
Candidates must attend Dr Webber’s Outline Palaeography lectures (16 sessions<br />
in the Michaelmas Term) and Dr Webber’s central medieval palaeography<br />
transcription classes (8 sessions in the Michaelmas Term). See Section 5.2.<br />
Candidates must attend the classes on Central Medieval Diplomatic, given by Dr<br />
T Webber, Dr PNR Zutshi and Pr<strong>of</strong> D S Abulafia in the Lent Term (see section<br />
5.4) and the classes for progress reports which may be arranged in the same term.<br />
For the important classes in Chronology and Codicology, see sections 5.3. and<br />
5.5.<br />
Option 2 students are all required to take the Latin test on Wednesday 6<br />
October, at 5.00pm, in the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong>.<br />
Medieval/Anglo-Norman French<br />
Some <strong>of</strong> you may need medieval/Anglo-Norman French in your research. We do<br />
not put on a specialist course on this and the most immediate requirement is to be<br />
thoroughly familiar with the grammar, syntax and vocabulary <strong>of</strong> modern French.<br />
However, once you have this expertise in the present-day language, the following<br />
will help you in reading its medieval form:<br />
J.H. Baker, Manual <strong>of</strong> Law French (1990) <strong>of</strong>fers help with vocabulary and<br />
also has an introduction and guidance to further reading (UL Reading Room<br />
A785.F206)<br />
Anglo-Norman Dictionary, ed. H. Rothwell etc. (1992) (UL Reading Room<br />
A785.F201)<br />
Old French-English Dictionary, ed. A. Hindley etc. (2000) (UL Reading<br />
Room A785.F200)<br />
4.2.5 Examination <strong>of</strong> the Taught Part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Course</strong><br />
For full details <strong>of</strong> the examination, see Section 6.0. For Option 2, the<br />
requirements for the essay for Part I are that it should be <strong>of</strong> not more than 5,000<br />
words, excluding footnotes and bibliography, on a subject related to the themes<br />
and sources covered in the course.<br />
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4.3 Option 3 - England in the Later Middle Ages c.1200-1500<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter, Dr A Sapoznik and others<br />
4.3.1 Option Outline<br />
This option is designed for those interested in the history <strong>of</strong> later medieval Britain.<br />
It provides a survey <strong>of</strong> different areas <strong>of</strong> late medieval life in Britain (mostly<br />
England) as a background to your further research. The latter will always require a<br />
general knowledge <strong>of</strong> economic, social and cultural, political, administrative and<br />
religious/ecclesiastical history whatever particular topic is subsequently pursued.<br />
(Please note that all the classes listed below, apart from those specifically listed as<br />
optional, are compulsory.)<br />
4.3.2 Subject Classes<br />
The core <strong>of</strong> the taught part <strong>of</strong> the course is a series <strong>of</strong> eight classes, each one <strong>of</strong><br />
approximately two hours. Each class is concerned with a specific theme in the<br />
history <strong>of</strong> late-medieval England.<br />
For each class a reading list will be handed out in advance. This will include<br />
primary sources as well as secondary reading, and one <strong>of</strong> the aims <strong>of</strong> the classes<br />
will be to familiarise you with some <strong>of</strong> the main sources for the period. Moreover,<br />
to give you some additional Latin practice, some <strong>of</strong> this source material will be in<br />
the original Latin. You will be expected to have read this material before the class.<br />
The reading list for the first class will be issued at the induction session. As the<br />
course progresses, you may be asked to produce a short paper for a class.<br />
The outline timetable for the classes, which take place on Thursdays between 2<br />
and 4 pm is as follows:<br />
Venues: Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter, Dr A Ruddick and Dr A Sapoznik: <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>History</strong>, Seminar Room 8<br />
Dr C Watkins (2 Dec): Room 2, Old Lodge, Magdalene College<br />
4 October Introductory Session (after Induction<br />
Meeting) Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter<br />
14 October Politics<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter<br />
21 October Central Government<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter<br />
28 October Local government and the Law<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter<br />
4 November Demography<br />
Dr A Sapoznik<br />
11 November The Manor<br />
Dr A Sapoznik<br />
18 November Towns<br />
Dr A Sapoznik<br />
25 November National Identity<br />
Dr A Ruddick<br />
2 December Religion<br />
Dr C Watkins<br />
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4.3.3 Auxiliary Skills<br />
You must attend Dr Webber’s Outline Palaeography lectures (16 sessions in the<br />
Michaelmas Term) and Dr Webber’s Late Medieval Palaeography transcription<br />
classes (8 sessions in the Michaelmas Term). The latter will build on your existing<br />
knowledge <strong>of</strong> Latin to familiarise you with the language used in most <strong>of</strong> the<br />
sources you are likely to meet. Dr Webber will, as far as possible, adjust her choice<br />
<strong>of</strong> material to your own research needs and it is therefore important that you give<br />
her some idea at an early stage <strong>of</strong> the general field <strong>of</strong> your dissertation. An early<br />
meeting with your supervisor will enable you to clarify your needs. Students in<br />
Option 3 are required to take the Latin test at the start <strong>of</strong> the course (see 5.2 on<br />
Palaeography and 3.3 on Language tuition).<br />
For the important classes in Chronology and Codicology, see sections 5.3 and 5.5.<br />
Medieval/Anglo-Norman French<br />
Some <strong>of</strong> you may need medieval/Anglo-Norman French in your research. We do<br />
not put on a specialist course on this and the most immediate requirement is to be<br />
thoroughly familiar with the grammar, syntax and vocabulary <strong>of</strong> modern French.<br />
However, once you have this expertise in the present-day language, the following<br />
will help you in reading its medieval form:<br />
J.H. Baker, Manual <strong>of</strong> Law French (1990) <strong>of</strong>fers help with vocabulary and<br />
also has an introduction and guidance to further reading (UL Reading Room<br />
A785.F206)<br />
Anglo-Norman Dictionary, ed. H. Rothwell etc. (1992) (UL Reading Room<br />
A785.F201)<br />
Old French-English Dictionary, ed. A. Hindley etc. (2000) (UL Reading Room<br />
A785.F200)<br />
4.3.4 Examination <strong>of</strong> the Taught Part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Course</strong><br />
For full details <strong>of</strong> the examination, see Section 6.0. For Option 3, the requirements<br />
for the essay for Part I are that it should be <strong>of</strong> not more than 5,000 words,<br />
excluding footnotes and bibliography, on a subject in the history <strong>of</strong> Britain<br />
between c.1200 and 1500.<br />
Those who are intending to use unpublished records in their research should refer to the<br />
General Graduate <strong>Handbook</strong> online. Note also that the National Archives runs Introductory<br />
open days, some <strong>of</strong> them <strong>of</strong> a specialist nature (see their website) and it would be a good<br />
idea to go to one <strong>of</strong> them before going to the National Archives for research purposes. You<br />
should discuss with your supervisor whether you need to use the National Archives and, if<br />
so, when your work there is likely to begin.<br />
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5 COMPULSORY AND OPTIONAL AUXILIARY CLASSES FOR ALL OPTIONS<br />
5.1 Sources, Methods and Bibliography: compulsory for all Options<br />
There will be nine sessions designed for all options.<br />
i) Tour <strong>of</strong> the University Library<br />
First <strong>of</strong> all there are special tours <strong>of</strong> the University Library, for Option 1, Thursday 7<br />
October at 2.00pm with Ms M McCarthy, for Option 2, Thursday 7 October at 2.00pm<br />
with Mr Lars Kjaer, and for Option 3, Thursday 7 October at 2pm with Dr Alex<br />
Sapoznik. All tours will meet in the foyer <strong>of</strong> the University Library.<br />
ii)<br />
Classes<br />
There are also seven sessions on sources, methods and bibliography:<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter, Dr T Webber, Dr E van Houts and Dr N Berend<br />
Monday 11 October-Monday 29 November, 2.00-4.00pm<br />
There will be three classes on scholarship and to introduce you to the formation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
great source and reference collections, on historical interpretation <strong>of</strong> medieval history,<br />
especially in the twentieth century, and on dictionaries, lexicons and where to seek<br />
information on all manner <strong>of</strong> topics.<br />
These will be followed by an introduction to the conventions employed in producing a<br />
bibliography <strong>of</strong> printed work, unpublished theses, and sources in medieval history, with<br />
both the examined Bibliography in Part I and the bibliographies for your essay and<br />
dissertation in view (see also Section 6.4). The series will include a class on the problems<br />
<strong>of</strong> editing medieval texts, and a session with guidance on writing the MPhil dissertation.<br />
Conventions for pro<strong>of</strong>reading will also be covered.<br />
1 Monday 11 October Dr E van Houts<br />
Dictionaries, lexicons and where to go and find out...<br />
2 Monday 18 October Dr N Berend<br />
Scholarship and the Great Source & Reference collections in medieval history.<br />
3 Monday 25 October Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter<br />
The history <strong>of</strong> medieval history<br />
4 Monday 1 November Dr T Webber<br />
Critical editions, textual criticism and text transmission<br />
5 Monday 8 November Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter<br />
Producing a Bibliography and Pro<strong>of</strong>-Reading<br />
6 Monday 15 November Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter<br />
Writing the MPhil Essays and Dissertations<br />
7 Monday 22 November<br />
No class<br />
8 Monday 29 November<br />
Historiographical and Bibliographical Essay Presentations<br />
5.2 Palaeography: compulsory for all Options<br />
Palaeography will consist <strong>of</strong> 16 outline lectures intended for all students supplemented by<br />
8 specialist one-hour classes for “early”, “central” and “late” Medievalists for which<br />
details are given below.<br />
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The lectures are intended to provide a survey <strong>of</strong> the development <strong>of</strong> script in the West<br />
within an historical context from late antiquity until c.1500. The emphasis will be on<br />
methodology, approaches and context, whereas the specialist classes will focus more<br />
closely upon practical problems <strong>of</strong> reading, transcribing, naming and dating; additional<br />
practice in reading and transcribing will be provided each week as homework.<br />
All the lectures and the specialist classes in your period are compulsory but you are<br />
additionally free to go to the other specialist classes.<br />
See Section 6.1, page 18, for details <strong>of</strong> the examination in Palaeography.<br />
5.2.1 Outline Lectures in Palaeography Dr T Webber<br />
Latin Palaeography c. AD 100-c. AD 1050; Latin and Vernacular Palaeography c.<br />
AD 1050-c. AD1500<br />
There will be two lectures each week during the Michaelmas Term, to be held in<br />
on Mondays, 10.00 am – 11.00 am (from 11 October) in the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> and<br />
on Tuesdays, 11.00 am – 12.00 noon (from 12 October) in the English <strong>Faculty</strong>.<br />
These lectures aim to give students both an understanding <strong>of</strong> the relevance <strong>of</strong><br />
palaeography for historical analysis and interpretation and an introduction to the<br />
methodological issues involved in palaeographical analysis. They are also<br />
intended to enable students to see how the palaeography they will study within the<br />
specialist classes for their own chosen option fits into the development <strong>of</strong> script<br />
across the medieval period. The lectures will examine the development <strong>of</strong> script<br />
and scribal practices from c. AD 100-c. AD 1500, the dynamics <strong>of</strong> that<br />
development, and the characteristics and functions <strong>of</strong> the different types <strong>of</strong> script<br />
and scribal practices, including the medieval systems <strong>of</strong> abbreviation.<br />
In order to avoid delaying the history <strong>of</strong> late medieval script until the second half<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Michaelmas Term, the palaeography lectures have been split into two<br />
concurrent series, each beginning at the start <strong>of</strong> term: one set (Mondays, 10.00 am<br />
– 11.00 am) will cover the period c. AD 100-c. AD 1050; the other (Tuesdays,<br />
11.00 am – 12.00 noon) c. AD 1050-c. AD1500. They should, however, be<br />
viewed as a single series: for example, certain questions <strong>of</strong> methodology relevant<br />
to the entire Middle Ages will only be discussed in the Monday lectures. The<br />
Monday lectures will focus upon Latin palaeography only, but the Tuesday<br />
lectures will include some consideration <strong>of</strong> the palaeography <strong>of</strong> texts (literary and<br />
documentary) written in the vernacular (especially English and French).<br />
Students will be provided with bibliographies and photocopied specimens <strong>of</strong> script.<br />
5.2.2 Practical Palaeography Classes for Option 1 Dr T Webber<br />
Early Medieval Palaeography (5 th -10 th<br />
classes<br />
century): eight one-hour transcription<br />
These classes aim to teach students to identify, read and date the handwriting<br />
found in early medieval books and documents from western Europe. The<br />
specimens studied will all be in Latin. The classes will examine the scripts that<br />
evolved from those employed in late antiquity: capitals, uncial, half-uncial, the<br />
various local and regional minuscules, and Caroline minuscule. Some<br />
consideration will also be given to the diplomatic <strong>of</strong> the documents. Students will<br />
be asked to transcribe specimens each week as homework, to name the script and<br />
to comment briefly upon criteria for dating.<br />
Students will be provided with bibliographies, guidelines on the conventions for<br />
transcription, a guide to the more common conventions and symbols <strong>of</strong><br />
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abbreviation, photocopied specimens from which to practise transcription, and<br />
sample transcriptions <strong>of</strong> representative specimens.<br />
The classes will be held in the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> in the Michaelmas Term on<br />
Mondays, 11 am -12 noon (from 11 October).<br />
5.2.3 Practical Palaeography Classes for Option 2 Dr T Webber<br />
Central Medieval Palaeography (11 th -13 th century): eight one-hour transcription<br />
classes<br />
These classes aim to teach students to identify, read and date the handwriting<br />
found in books and documents from western Europe dating from the Central<br />
Middle Ages, and will include an examination <strong>of</strong> Caroline minuscule, other local<br />
and regional minuscules, informal and glossing hands, Littera Textualis, and the<br />
evolution <strong>of</strong> cursive scripts. The specimens studied (and those used in the<br />
examination) will be in Latin, although, if required, every effort will be made to<br />
provide opportunities to study specimens in the vernacular for those students who<br />
are working with vernacular texts. Students will be asked to transcribe specimens<br />
each week as homework, to name the script and to comment briefly upon criteria<br />
for dating.<br />
Students will be provided with bibliographies, guidelines on the conventions for<br />
transcription, a guide to the more common conventions and symbols <strong>of</strong><br />
abbreviation, photocopied specimens from which to practise transcription, and<br />
sample transcriptions <strong>of</strong> representative specimens.<br />
The classes will be held in the English <strong>Faculty</strong> in the Michaelmas Term on<br />
Tuesdays, 12.00 noon – 1.00pm (from 12 October).<br />
5.2.4 Practical Palaeography Classes for Option 3 Dr T Webber<br />
Late Medieval Palaeography (13 th -15 th<br />
classes<br />
century): eight one-hour transcription<br />
These classes will provide practice in identifying, reading and transcribing English<br />
bookhands (Textualis and cursive) and, more especially, the hands <strong>of</strong> English<br />
private and governmental documents <strong>of</strong> the late Middle ages. Specimens to be<br />
studied (and examined) will be in both Latin and English. Some assistance will be<br />
provided with the translation <strong>of</strong> texts in Latin, but there will be no formal teaching<br />
<strong>of</strong> Latin grammar. Students will be required to transcribe specimens each week as<br />
homework, to identify the script <strong>of</strong> the specimens and to comment briefly on<br />
criteria for dating.<br />
Students will be provided with bibliographies, guidelines on the conventions for<br />
transcription, a guide to the more common conventions and symbols <strong>of</strong><br />
abbreviation, photocopied specimens from which to practise transcription, and<br />
sample transcriptions <strong>of</strong> representative specimens.<br />
The classes will be held in the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> in the Michaelmas Term on<br />
Tuesdays, 2.00pm – 3.00pm (from 12 October).<br />
5.3 Chronology: compulsory for all Options<br />
There will be two classes, given by Dr N Berend and Dr A Taylor in the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong><br />
on Tuesday 25 January and 1 February at 2pm. This course is essential for all Options.<br />
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5.4 Diplomatic <strong>of</strong> the Central Middle Ages: compulsory for Option 2<br />
Dr T Webber, Dr P Zutshi and Pr<strong>of</strong> D S Abulafia<br />
These classes, given on Tuesdays 2 - 4 pm, in the <strong>Faculty</strong>, are intended principally to<br />
provide a general introduction to medieval diplomatic, although it may be possible briefly<br />
to cover topics relating specifically to the research interests <strong>of</strong> those attending. The<br />
lecturers will also be pleased to discuss particular problems individually with MPhil or<br />
PhD students.<br />
Classes 1, 3 and 4 are given by Dr Webber, class 2 by Dr Zutshi and class 5 by Pr<strong>of</strong> D S<br />
Abulafia<br />
8 February Introduction to medieval diplomatic: its definition and purposes. Sketch <strong>of</strong><br />
the history <strong>of</strong> the discipline, from Jean Mabillon to the 21st century. The<br />
forgery <strong>of</strong> documents in the Middle Ages.<br />
15 February The papal chancery, mainly 12th-15th century. Types <strong>of</strong> papal documents.<br />
The papal registers in the Vatican Archives.<br />
22 February Royal chanceries and documents, mainly England, France, Germany.<br />
1 March Episcopal documents and private documents: England and the Continent.<br />
2 March Notaries public in Southern Europe, especially Italy.<br />
5.5 Medieval Book Production, Codicology and Libraries: optional for Options 2 and 3 but<br />
compulsory for Option 1<br />
Dr T Webber and others<br />
This course is optional but you may well find it <strong>of</strong> great interest, and anyone intending to<br />
use manuscript (as opposed to record) sources would be well advised to attend. The course<br />
covers the whole medieval period, but if you do wish to go you should follow the entire<br />
course, not just the part that covers your Option. If in doubt about the course’s suitability<br />
for you, you should consult your supervisor, and you may also wish to contact the director<br />
<strong>of</strong> the course, Dr T Webber, in Trinity College, or by email (mtjw2@cam.ac.uk). Numbers<br />
may have to be limited; those who wish to attend should therefore give their names and<br />
colleges to Dr T Webber either in writing, to Trinity College, or by email<br />
(mtjw2@cam.ac.uk) before 8 October.<br />
The course consists <strong>of</strong> six classes in Michaelmas Term (Part I) and four classes in Lent<br />
Term (Part II). Part I focuses on the nature <strong>of</strong> medieval manuscripts themselves; Part II in<br />
the Lent Term deals with particular categories <strong>of</strong> book. All classes will take place between<br />
2 and 4 pm on Wednesday afternoons. They will begin on the third Wednesday <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Michaelmas Term. Part I Classes will take place in the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong>, the Parker Library<br />
in Corpus Christi College, and the Wren Library, Trinity College. Please see below for<br />
details. Part II class 7 is in the Fitzwilliam Museum and class 9 in the University Library.<br />
Michaelmas Term<br />
Part I - Using and Describing Medieval Manuscripts.<br />
Class 1 (27 Oct) Materials and Structure I (Dr de Hamel) Parker Library,<br />
Corpus<br />
Class 2 (3 Nov) Materials and Structure II (Dr de Hamel) Parker Library,<br />
Corpus<br />
Class 3 (10 Nov) Materials and Structure III (Dr Webber) <strong>Faculty</strong><br />
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Class 4 (17 Nov) Dating and Contents (Dr Webber) <strong>Faculty</strong><br />
Classes 5-6 (24<br />
Nov/1 Dec)<br />
Technical Description <strong>of</strong> a Manuscript<br />
(Dr Webber)<br />
Wren Library,<br />
Trinity College<br />
Lent Term<br />
Class 7 (19 Jan)<br />
Class 8 (26 Jan)<br />
Class 9 (2 Feb)<br />
Class 10 (9 Feb)<br />
Part II - Medieval Libraries, Manuscript Collections and Late<br />
Medieval Books<br />
Late Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts – liturgy, history and<br />
literature (Dr S Panayotova, Fitzwilliam Museum)<br />
Medieval Libraries (Dr T Webber, <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong>)<br />
Roman and Canon Law manuscripts (Dr P Zutshi)<br />
Early modern and modern manuscript collections (Pr<strong>of</strong> David<br />
McKitterick, (Trinity College) venue to be confirmed).<br />
5.5.1 Introductory Reading List for Medieval Book Production, Codicology and<br />
Libraries<br />
ESSENTIAL READING AND CONSTANT USE: The handbook by Bernhard<br />
Bisch<strong>of</strong>f is the best single guide to the subject <strong>of</strong> the development <strong>of</strong> script and<br />
book production. Latin Palaeography: Antiquity and the Middle Ages, translated<br />
by David Ganz and Daibhi Ó Cróinin (1990). For later medieval books and<br />
handwriting, the essential guide is A. Derolez, The Palaeography <strong>of</strong> Gothic<br />
Manuscript Books from the Twelfth to the Early Sixteenth Century (2003). Both<br />
books are available in paperback from Cambridge University Press.<br />
Also useful (and very well illustrated): R. Clemens and T. Graham, Introduction to<br />
Manuscript Studies (2007).<br />
(i) Decoration and illumination<br />
Further reading: A.Grabar, Early Christian Art (1970)<br />
J. Hubert, J. Porcher and W. Volbach, Europe in the Dark Ages (1969)<br />
idem, Carolingian Art (1970)<br />
C. de Hamel, A <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Illuminated manuscripts (2nd edn London, 1994);<br />
R.G. Calkins, Illuminated Books <strong>of</strong> the Middle Ages (London, 1983);<br />
Pelican <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Art: relevant volumes.<br />
(ii) The monastic scriptoria <strong>of</strong> the earlier middle ages<br />
For general bibliography see Leonard Boyle, Medieval Latin Palaeography. A<br />
Bibliographical Introduction (Toronto, 1984) and revised version, Rome 1999.<br />
Further reading lists available at the Palaeography classes.<br />
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY IS ALSO INVALUABLE FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE<br />
COURSE.<br />
D. Ganz, Corbie in the Carolingian Renaissance (1988)<br />
(iii) The development <strong>of</strong> the Paris book trade<br />
R.H. Rouse and M.A. Rouse, Manuscripts and their Makers: Commercial Book<br />
Producers in Medieval Paris 1200-1500 (Turnhout and London, 2000)<br />
C. de Hamel, Glossed books <strong>of</strong> the Bible and the Origins <strong>of</strong> the Paris Book Trade<br />
(Woodbridge, 1984)<br />
Aliza Cohen-Mushlin, The Making <strong>of</strong> a Manuscript. The Worms Bible <strong>of</strong> 1148<br />
(Wiesbaden, 1983) and see the review by R. McKitterick in The Book Collector<br />
(1985) pp. 523-6.<br />
(iv) The pecia system in the universities<br />
Further reading: Graham Pollard, ‘The pecia system in the medieval universities’<br />
in M.B. Parkes and A.G. Watson eds., Medieval Manuscripts and Libraries, Essays<br />
presented to N.R.Ker (1978).<br />
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M.B. Parkes ‘The provision <strong>of</strong> books’ in The <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> the University <strong>of</strong> Oxford<br />
II, Late Medieval Oxford, ed. J.I. Catto and R. Evans (1992)<br />
(v) Books for an expanding reading public and commercial book production<br />
C.de Hamel, A history <strong>of</strong> illuminated manuscripts (2nd edn London 1994)<br />
M.B. Parkes, Scribes, Scripts and Readers: studies in the communication,<br />
presentation and dissemination <strong>of</strong> medieval texts (1991)<br />
C.P. Christianson A Directory <strong>of</strong> London Stationers and Book Artisans, 1300 -<br />
1500<br />
A.I. Doyle, ‘The English Provincial Book Trade before Printing’ in Six Centuries<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Provincial Book Trade in Britain ed. P. Isaac (1990)<br />
(vi) Medieval Libraries<br />
E. Leedham-Green and T. Webber, ed., The Cambridge <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Libraries in<br />
Britain and Ireland, vol. 1 to 1640 (2006)<br />
R. McKitterick, The Carolingians and the Written Word (Cambridge, 1989) chapt.<br />
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K. Christ, Libraries in the Middle Ages, translated from the German (1984)<br />
A. Hobson, Great Libraries <strong>of</strong> Europe (1970)<br />
Leopold Delisle, Le Cabinet des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque Imperiale/Nationale<br />
(Paris 1868-91)<br />
Corpus <strong>of</strong> British Medieval Library Catalogues, vols 1- (1990- )<br />
(vii) Structure and binding <strong>of</strong> manuscripts<br />
Léon Gilissen, La reliure occidentale antérieure à 1400, (Bibliogia 1), Brepols,<br />
1983<br />
J.A Szirmai, The Archaeology <strong>of</strong> Medieval Bookbinding (1999)<br />
D. Cockerell, Bookbinding and the Care <strong>of</strong> Books, [Reprint, intro. by J.<br />
Greenfield] (1991)<br />
B. Middleton, A <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> English Craft Bookbinding Technique, [Foreword by<br />
H. Nixon] (3rd supplemented edn, 1988)<br />
J Sheppard, The Buildwas Books. Book Production, Acquisition and Use at the<br />
English Cistercian Monastery, 1165-ca. 1400, Oxford Bibliographical Society<br />
(1997)<br />
General Bibliography<br />
In addition to the studies cited above you may like to look at the following books<br />
on the history <strong>of</strong> medieval books and the wider cultural setting:<br />
R. McKitterick, The Carolingians and the Written Word (Cambridge 1989)<br />
R. McKitterick (ed.) Carolingian Culture: emulation and innovation (Cambridge<br />
1993)<br />
N. J. Morgan and R. M. Thomson, ed., The Cambridge <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Book in<br />
Britain, vol. II 1100-1400 (2008)<br />
T.Webber, Scribes and Scholars at Salisbury Cathedral (Oxford 1992)<br />
M.T. Clanchy, From Memory to Written Record 1066-1307 (London, 2nd edn,<br />
1993);<br />
H. Degering, Lettering (1965)<br />
H. Degering, Writing (1962) and The Alphabet (1968)<br />
M. Drogin, Medieval Calligraphy (1980)<br />
S. Morison, Politics and Script (1972)<br />
L.D. Reynolds and N.G.Wilson, Scribes and Scholars 3rd edition (Oxford, 1991)<br />
R.H. Rouse and M.A.Rouse, Authentic Witnesses (1991)<br />
P. Ganz (ed.) The Role <strong>of</strong> the Book in Mediaeval Culture, Bibliologia 4. Elementa<br />
ad librorum studia pertinentia (Turnhout, 1986).<br />
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6 THE EXAMINATION OF PART I<br />
6.1 The work to be submitted<br />
To obtain the degree, candidates must achieve a pass in both Part I and Part II.<br />
Part I tests your work for the taught courses in the first part <strong>of</strong> the year. You will be asked to<br />
submit the following pieces <strong>of</strong> work:<br />
i) One or two essays as specified in your Option outline. The essay is <strong>of</strong> 5000 words,<br />
excluding footnotes and Bibliography (or in the case <strong>of</strong> Option 1, two essays may be<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered <strong>of</strong> 3000 words each, excluding footnotes and Bibliography). For an indication<br />
<strong>of</strong> what is expected, see Appendix B.2 ‘Guidelines for Examiners in Part I’. For<br />
guidance on choosing an essay topic, see section 6.2. Essay titles must be submitted<br />
with the name <strong>of</strong> the essay supervisor and a provisional dissertation title to the<br />
MPhil Office no later than 4.30pm on Friday 12 November 2010.<br />
ii)<br />
iii)<br />
A bibliography <strong>of</strong> between 75 and 150 items <strong>of</strong> primary and secondary material. This<br />
will be the basic bibliography for your dissertation and will be supervised by your<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficial supervisor for the year. You will need, therefore, to be doing the preliminary<br />
reading for your dissertation while attending classes and doing the Part I submitted<br />
work during the Michaelmas and Lent Terms. Your supervisor will be able to advise<br />
you on how to balance the various demands on your time. You will receive initial<br />
guidance at the Bibliography classes; see also Section 6.4 below.<br />
A historiographical and bibliographical essay, <strong>of</strong> between 2,000 and 3,000 words, on<br />
the subject <strong>of</strong> the thesis. For details <strong>of</strong> this, see Appendix B.2 ‘Guidelines for<br />
Examiners in Part I’.<br />
Two copies <strong>of</strong> all essays are to be submitted. This work must be submitted to the<br />
MPhil Office between 11.30am and 12.30pm on Friday 18 March 2011. Please<br />
note that only in exceptional circumstances, and only with prior permission from<br />
the Chairman, can work be submitted earlier or later than this time.<br />
iv)<br />
The written examination in Palaeography will take place on Tuesday 26 April 2011 at<br />
9.00am. It will consist <strong>of</strong> two “seen” passages and one “unseen” passage and will last<br />
three hours. You will be tested in your specialist period <strong>of</strong> palaeography only. Copies<br />
<strong>of</strong> previous Palaeography examinations are available in the Seeley Library.<br />
All candidates must pass all elements in Part I in order to be allowed to proceed to Part<br />
II <strong>of</strong> the course. Only those who fail in Part I will be informed about their examination<br />
performance <strong>of</strong>ficially. This is so that they may withdraw from the University. There will be<br />
un<strong>of</strong>ficial feedback for everyone, but it should be stressed that the comments <strong>of</strong> the<br />
examiners are ‘summative’ rather than didactic in intention, and that they are made as part <strong>of</strong><br />
an examining process which is at that stage incomplete.<br />
6.2 Choosing an essay topic<br />
The essay to be submitted at the end <strong>of</strong> the Lent Term can be on any subject for which a<br />
supervisor can be found and which meets with the agreement <strong>of</strong> the MPhil Sub-Committee.<br />
However, it is preferable to choose a topic that falls within the subject areas that you are being<br />
taught in your Option. You must choose a subject which does not relate directly to the<br />
subject <strong>of</strong> your dissertation. The essay and dissertation should not overlap thematically or<br />
with respect to the historiography or source material in such a way as to reduce substantially<br />
the work <strong>of</strong> the student for one or the other. You should begin to think about choosing a<br />
subject early in the Michaelmas Term. In making your choice, you should consult your Option<br />
director and your overall supervisor and also perhaps the teacher <strong>of</strong> the classes within which<br />
your choice falls.<br />
Choice <strong>of</strong> topic (essay titles) should be notified to Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter at the MPhil Office <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> no later than 4.30pm on Friday 12 November 2010 (essay title, essay<br />
supervisor if known and provisional dissertation title), but, if you know what you wish to do<br />
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efore this deadline, you should send in your title as soon as you and your overall supervisor<br />
have decided on it. Once your choice has been notified you will be assigned a supervisor for<br />
the essay as soon as possible, should that be necessary, and you should contact this supervisor<br />
as soon as his/her name has been given to you. Any subsequent changes in your essay title<br />
must be approved by the MPhil in Medieval <strong>History</strong> Sub-Committee. If you have any<br />
difficulty in making the initial contact, you should take the steps indicated in the section <strong>of</strong> the<br />
covering letter on obtaining help and advice. It is recommended that you begin work on the<br />
essay in the Michaelmas term and concentrate on producing a first draft during the Christmas<br />
vacation. Although much <strong>of</strong> the Lent Term has been left almost entirely free for the<br />
completion <strong>of</strong> this work, it tends to take longer than expected. It is for this reason that the date<br />
for the choice <strong>of</strong> topic and essay title is set quite early in the term.<br />
6.3 Format for Submitted Essays and Dissertations<br />
i) Each essay should not exceed 5,000 words in length, excluding the notes and<br />
bibliography, or, for those doing two essays for Option 1, 3,000 words for each essay<br />
excluding the notes and bibliography. The Subject Essay must also include a select<br />
bibliography. (see below section 7 for details on the dissertations). No penalty will be<br />
imposed for an excess <strong>of</strong> 50 words over the maximum word limit, but this allowance<br />
should not be abused. The MPhil sub-committee acting as a Board <strong>of</strong> Examiners has the<br />
discretion to penalize essays which exceed the word limit. The word limit (within the<br />
50 words grace allowance) must therefore be strictly observed. Students can expect<br />
to be severely penalized for exceeding the word limit. Normally the penalty will be the<br />
deduction <strong>of</strong> up to 5 marks from the essay, but in severe cases the essay may be marked<br />
as failed.<br />
ii) The essay should be typed in one-and-a-half spacing on one side <strong>of</strong> the paper only. The<br />
notes may, however, be single-spaced.<br />
iii) Notes should be positioned at the foot <strong>of</strong> the page.<br />
iv) The purpose <strong>of</strong> the notes is primarily to refer the reader to the sources used. Secondary<br />
works are to be cited where they are the object <strong>of</strong> substantive discussion in the main text,<br />
but not otherwise. The bibliography should be selective, listing sources and those<br />
secondary works which the candidate has found to be <strong>of</strong> importance in the writing <strong>of</strong> the<br />
essay.<br />
v) In the Bibliographical and Historiographical Essay, page references need not be given<br />
unless specific quotations are included. Only clear identification <strong>of</strong> the work is necessary,<br />
given that full details are provided in the Bibliography.<br />
vi) Please see Appendix C ‘Notes on the preparation <strong>of</strong> dissertations in the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong>,<br />
Cambridge’, and Appendix B for the marking scheme and guidelines for examiners for<br />
Part I.<br />
vii) TWO COPIES <strong>of</strong> the Subject Essay(s), the Bibliographical and Historiographical Essay<br />
and Bibliography, and the dissertation must be submitted. A labelled CD containing an<br />
electronic version <strong>of</strong> the dissertation is also required.<br />
6.4 Producing a Bibliography<br />
Guidance will be given within the classes on Sources, Methods and Bibliography (see Section<br />
5.1). With the aid <strong>of</strong> a few published examples, advice will be given on such issues as the<br />
correct ways <strong>of</strong> entering various types <strong>of</strong> book and article in the bibliography as well as the<br />
proper methods for distinguishing between primary sources and secondary authorities.<br />
Producing a bibliography usually raises more problems than one might anticipate, but few <strong>of</strong><br />
these are insoluble.<br />
The following notes are also intended to be <strong>of</strong> assistance when you come to preparing your<br />
bibliographies for submission in Part I, and for the essay and dissertation.<br />
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i) The Bibliography you submit is NOT to be a ‘critical’ one, i.e. you ought not to add<br />
personal comments on the value <strong>of</strong> the items you include in the Bibliography itself. In<br />
Part I <strong>of</strong> the MPhil you have the opportunity <strong>of</strong> making such comments in the<br />
accompanying bibliographical and historiographical essay. In the dissertation you can<br />
make comments on the value <strong>of</strong> items in the text or the footnotes.<br />
ii)<br />
The <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong>’s Guide to bibliographical and other matters relating to MPhil<br />
and PhD dissertations is available on the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> website, entitled: Style<br />
Guide for Long Essays and Dissertations. However, these are not obligatory for this<br />
MPhil (see vi below and Appendix C).<br />
iii) Please consult your dissertation supervisor about special problems relating to your<br />
own bibliography.<br />
iv) There are no uniform regulations meant to apply to every MPhil bibliography; the<br />
essential requirement is to be consistent in your own principles and methods, after you<br />
have carefully decided upon them.<br />
v) Do not hesitate to let Pr<strong>of</strong> Carpenter know if you have any queries, not resolved by the<br />
notes above.<br />
6.5 Deadlines for Submission<br />
Essay titles must be submitted to the MPhil Office no later than 4.30pm on Friday 12<br />
November 2010.<br />
Dissertation titles must be submitted to the MPhil Office no later than 12.30pm on Friday<br />
21 January 2011.<br />
All students must submit their written work for Part I <strong>of</strong> the course between 11.30am and<br />
12.30pm on the appointed day 18 March 2011 (this date and time will be strictly adhered<br />
to). Those who fail to do so will be deemed not to have submitted their written work.<br />
Please note again that only in exceptional circumstances, and only with prior permission<br />
from the chairman, can work be submitted earlier or later than this time.<br />
6.6 Applying for an extension<br />
If there are grave and convincing reasons why work for Part I assessment cannot be<br />
submitted on time, the Administrative Secretary <strong>of</strong> the MPhil must be informed <strong>of</strong> these in<br />
writing at the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong>, or by email, before the deadline. These reasons will normally<br />
be either medical, in which case a statement from a College nurse or a GP must also be<br />
provided, or personal, in which case a supporting letter from the student’s College tutor is also<br />
required. The Chair and/or Academic Secretary <strong>of</strong> the MPhil are able in these circumstances<br />
to consider granting an extension. An extension will normally only be considered for the<br />
actual amount <strong>of</strong> time lost, and students should be aware that excessive delay may make it<br />
impossible for their work to be examined at the same time as that <strong>of</strong> other students and may<br />
consequently delay receipt <strong>of</strong> their results.<br />
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7. PART II: THE DISSERTATION<br />
7.1 The Dissertation<br />
Part II gives you the opportunity to undertake an extended piece <strong>of</strong> research <strong>of</strong> your own in a<br />
thesis, <strong>of</strong> between 20,000 and 25,000 words in length, including tables and appendices, but<br />
excluding footnotes and bibliography. No penalty will be imposed for an excess <strong>of</strong> 150 words<br />
over the maximum word limit, but this allowance should not be abused. The MPhil subcommittee<br />
acting as a Board <strong>of</strong> Examiners has the discretion to penalise dissertations which<br />
exceed the word limit. The word limit (within the 150 words grace allowance) must<br />
therefore be strictly observed. Students can expect to be severely penalised for<br />
exceeding the word limit. Normally the penalty will be a deduction <strong>of</strong> up to 5 marks from<br />
the dissertation, but in severe cases the dissertation may be marked as failed.<br />
To clarify what is expected <strong>of</strong> this thesis, the following extract from the University<br />
Regulations may be helpful -<br />
Before recommending the award <strong>of</strong> the MPhil Degree (one-year course), when the<br />
examination requires the submission <strong>of</strong> a thesis, the Examiners shall satisfy themselves<br />
that the thesis is clearly written, that it takes account <strong>of</strong> previously published work, and<br />
that it represents a contribution to learning.<br />
See also Appendix B.3, ‘Guidelines for Classification in the MPhil in Medieval <strong>History</strong> Part<br />
II’.<br />
The best <strong>of</strong> previous years' dissertations are deposited in the Seeley <strong>History</strong> Library and you<br />
may find it helpful to look at some <strong>of</strong> these as an indication <strong>of</strong> the quality <strong>of</strong> a good or very<br />
good dissertation. Some <strong>of</strong> them may also be useful to your own research. (See Appendix D<br />
for a list <strong>of</strong> dissertations available in the Seeley).<br />
You should begin to prepare your dissertation already in the Michaelmas Term. You will<br />
receive helpful feedback on the Bibliography and Bibliographical and Historiographical essay<br />
submitted in Part I as you start to focus on the dissertation full-time.<br />
7.2 Deadlines for submission<br />
Dissertation titles must be submitted in their final form to the MPhil Office no later than<br />
12.30 pm on Friday 21 January 2011. Any further changes <strong>of</strong> title must be notified to, and<br />
approved by, the MPhil Sub-committee before submission. Please inform Tessa Blackman<br />
and ensure that your supervisor sends his/her approval <strong>of</strong> the change.<br />
The submission date for the dissertation is between 11.30 am and 12.30 pm on Wednesday<br />
31 August 2011 (this date and time must be strictly adhered to). By this date, all MPhil<br />
students must:<br />
EITHER:<br />
• submit the MPhil dissertation to the MPhil Office for examination;<br />
OR<br />
• have submitted – ideally at least 1-2 weeks prior to the dissertation submission date –<br />
a Board <strong>of</strong> Graduate Studies deferral <strong>of</strong> submission application form AND supporting<br />
documentation to the MPhil Office, for consideration by the MPhil Sub-Committee<br />
and Degree Committee. In the past students have at times submitted dissertations with<br />
pages missing. All dissertations should therefore be carefully checked for<br />
completeness before they are submitted.<br />
A labelled CD electronic version <strong>of</strong> the dissertation must also be submitted.<br />
Mechanical breakdown in the functioning <strong>of</strong> word processors and printers will not normally<br />
be regarded as a sufficient excuse for late submission. Students are therefore strongly advised<br />
to plan to have completed their work a couple <strong>of</strong> days in advance <strong>of</strong> the deadlines in order to<br />
avoid such problems.<br />
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You should bear in mind when planning discussion <strong>of</strong> your drafts with your supervisor that<br />
from the end <strong>of</strong> June your supervisor is likely to be away from Cambridge for some or even<br />
much <strong>of</strong> the vacation.<br />
You may be asked to attend a viva voce examination on your dissertation. This will not be<br />
decided until after the MPhil examiners have met and would not therefore take place before<br />
October.<br />
It is particularly important that overseas students wishing to return home by a specific<br />
date inform the MPhil Office if they wish to submit the dissertation early. However,<br />
students may not submit more than a month early. Only in exceptional circumstances<br />
and after application to the MPhil Sub-Committee by 2 May 2011 will students be<br />
permitted to submit earlier. Students should also be aware that those who hand in their<br />
dissertations too early may jeopardise their chances <strong>of</strong> producing a dissertation to the<br />
required standard.<br />
7.3 Applying for an extension<br />
To apply for an extension <strong>of</strong> the submission date for the dissertation, there is a formal<br />
procedure laid down by the Board <strong>of</strong> Graduate Studies which must be followed. This may<br />
only be granted where there are grave and convincing reasons for a delay in submission.<br />
These reasons will normally be either medical or personal. The form with which to apply for<br />
such an extension is available to download from your CamSIS website.<br />
All applications for deferral <strong>of</strong> submission must contain:<br />
• Board <strong>of</strong> Graduate Studies deferral <strong>of</strong> submission application form<br />
AND the following supporting documentation:<br />
• If Medical reasons – copies <strong>of</strong> medical certificates/letter(s) from Doctor or other<br />
medical <strong>of</strong>ficial (eg physiotherapist, counsellor, etc)<br />
• If Personal reasons – letter from the College Graduate Tutor, MPhil <strong>Course</strong><br />
Director/Chair/Secretary<br />
• If visa extension – appropriate evidence, a communication from the University’s<br />
PBI/Visa <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
• If other reason – appropriate evidence to be supplied before the application can be<br />
considered.<br />
If in any doubt about this procedure, please contact Miss T Blackman in the MPhil Office for<br />
advice.<br />
Regulation 12 (Statutes and Ordinances, p 413) states:<br />
12. If the Tutor <strong>of</strong> a candidate for the MPhil Degree (one-year course), for the MPhil<br />
Degree (two-year course), or for any Diploma or Certificate for which candidates<br />
are required to be Graduate Students, supplies the Board <strong>of</strong> Graduate Studies<br />
with satisfactory evidence that the candidate has been hindered by illness or other<br />
grave cause in preparing for or taking the examination or any part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
examination for the degree or other qualification concerned, the Board shall have<br />
power, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the relevant regulations.<br />
either (a) to approve the candidate for the degree or other qualification without<br />
further examination, provided that no candidate shall be so approved unless the<br />
Degree Committee concerned judge him or her to have performed with<br />
credit in a substantial part <strong>of</strong> the examination,<br />
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or<br />
(b) to allow the candidate to be examined or re-examined under such conditions<br />
and at such time as may be determined by the Board after consultation with the<br />
Degree Committee concerned.<br />
7.4 Plagiarism<br />
Your attention is drawn to the <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong>’s statement on Plagiarism<br />
available on the <strong>Faculty</strong>’s website. Plagiarism identified in any submitted work<br />
will be penalised.<br />
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8 CONTACT POINTS IN THE FACULTY<br />
8.1 The MPhil Office<br />
Your main point <strong>of</strong> contact in the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> (on West Road) will be the MPhil Office.<br />
This is on the 4 th floor <strong>of</strong> the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> building. Miss Tessa Blackman in the MPhil<br />
Office is in charge <strong>of</strong> administering this MPhil. You will visit this <strong>of</strong>fice quite <strong>of</strong>ten; all essays<br />
and dissertations as well as titles are handed in here.<br />
Tel. (7)48152 or e-mail: medieval@hist.cam.ac.uk.<br />
The <strong>of</strong>fice is open Mondays to Thursdays: 9am to 5pm and Fridays 9am to 4.30pm. THE<br />
MPHIL OFFICE IS CLOSED FROM 1PM – 2 PM (Monday – Friday).<br />
8.2 MPhil Update<br />
The Degree Committee Office regularly produces an MPhil Update, which is circulated by<br />
email only, to all MPhil students. A copy <strong>of</strong> the MPhil Update is also put on the Graduate<br />
Noticeboard (located in the <strong>Faculty</strong>'s Graduate Research Room) and on the <strong>Faculty</strong>’s website.<br />
Previous editions <strong>of</strong> the MPhil Update can be viewed on the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong>'s website<br />
http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/graduate_students/latest.html It is important that you read the<br />
MPhil Update regularly because it contains up-to-date information regarding funding, events<br />
and issues that have been notified to the Degree Committee Office.<br />
8.3 MPhil Student Representation in the <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong><br />
The students on each MPhil course in the <strong>Faculty</strong> will be asked to select a representative, who<br />
will act as liaison between the students and the Academic Secretary for that course (the<br />
academic responsible for the day-to-day running <strong>of</strong> the course; see Sections 9.2 and 9.5<br />
below), although all students can approach the Academic Secretary at any time. One <strong>of</strong> the six<br />
MPhil representatives will serve on the <strong>Faculty</strong>’s Graduate Teaching and Learning Committee<br />
together with the representatives <strong>of</strong> the PhD students.<br />
9 ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURSE AND RESOLVING PROBLEMS<br />
9.1 Role <strong>of</strong> the Supervisor<br />
Normally, you are expected first to approach your supervisor about matters relating to your<br />
academic work at Cambridge. If you have not already done so, you should contact your<br />
supervisor to arrange a meeting as soon as possible. The supervisor’s responsibility is to work<br />
closely with you to prepare you for writing your MPhil dissertation. Your supervisor will be<br />
responsible for overseeing your overall progress during the year, although the supervisors<br />
appointed for the particular piece(s) <strong>of</strong> submitted work will oversee that work. However,<br />
your appointed supervisor is the person to whom you should go first if in any difficulties<br />
or doubt.<br />
9.2 Option Directors and the Academic Chairman and Secretary<br />
If there are any queries your supervisor is unable to answer, you should consult the Director<br />
for your Option, who are as follows:<br />
Option 1<br />
Option 2<br />
Option 3<br />
Dr J Grove Dept <strong>of</strong> Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, (35079, email<br />
jpg15@cam.ac.uk)<br />
Dr C Watkins, Magdalene College (40287, email: csw14@cam.ac.uk)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter, <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong> (35314, email:<br />
mcc1000@cam.ac.uk)<br />
(The above telephone numbers are those <strong>of</strong> the University telephone network: from a BT<br />
phone add; 3 for numbers beginning with 3, 7 for numbers beginning with 6 or 4.)<br />
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The Chairman <strong>of</strong> the course in 2010/11 is Pr<strong>of</strong> MC Carpenter, and the Academic Secretary is<br />
Dr T Webber. Do feel free to contact them if you need their help, whichever option you<br />
are taking. The Chairman and Academic Secretary for the MPhil handle the day-to-day<br />
administrative work <strong>of</strong> the programme, and there may be occasions during your time here<br />
when an informal conversation with either <strong>of</strong> them may lead to the quick solution <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong><br />
the problems affecting your work. However, many important items <strong>of</strong> business such as a<br />
change <strong>of</strong> supervisor, approving dissertation titles, leave to continue to the PhD, appointing<br />
examiners and scrutinising examination results are formal, and must be handled by the MPhil<br />
Sub-Committee and/or the Degree Committee.<br />
9.3 <strong>Faculty</strong> contacts<br />
Queries about the <strong>Faculty</strong>’s Graduate Training provision should be addressed to the <strong>Faculty</strong>’s<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Graduate Training, Dr C Watkins (graduate-studies@hist.cam.ac.uk).<br />
Other questions about <strong>Faculty</strong> matters can be addressed to Miss Tessa Blackman in the MPhil<br />
Office who will be happy to try to answer questions. Please e-mail her with your questions in<br />
the first instance on medieval@hist.cam.ac.uk. If you do not yet have access to e-mail<br />
(although all research students are allocated an e-mail address and expected to use it), the<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice’s telephone number is 748152 (or 48152 if you are using the university telephone<br />
network).<br />
If you are having any serious problems in relation either to the taught course or to your<br />
supervisor which you feel cannot be dealt with by either the option leaders or your supervisor,<br />
you should in the first instance consult Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter. Thereafter, in delicate cases the<br />
Graduate Teaching, Learning and Quality Committee has a team <strong>of</strong> “Ombudspersons” who can<br />
also be consulted for neutral advice (information on this scheme is given in the General<br />
Graduate <strong>Handbook</strong> online).<br />
9.4 Non-academic questions and problems<br />
The Graduate Tutor appointed by your college will normally be the best person to approach<br />
about personal problems which you may prefer not to discuss with your supervisor, visa and<br />
passport problems, dealings with grant awarding bodies, accommodation and financial<br />
problems in general. The Degree Committee does not deal with these sorts <strong>of</strong> issues.<br />
9.5 Summary: Administration <strong>of</strong> the MPhil and who to ask about what<br />
The following table summarises how the MPhil is administered, who does what, and who you<br />
should approach with particular questions or with problems.<br />
Day-to-day running <strong>of</strong> the course<br />
The MPhil is administered by the<br />
Chairman<br />
and the Academic Secretary<br />
with administrative support from<br />
the MPhil <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
The MPhil Subcommittee <strong>of</strong><br />
senior academics oversees the<br />
running <strong>of</strong> the programme. The<br />
committee is ultimately<br />
responsible to the Degree<br />
Committee for the <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Current post holders<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter<br />
Dr T Webber<br />
Miss Tessa Blackman,<br />
Administrative Secretary<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> C Carpenter<br />
(Chairman)<br />
Dr M T J Webber (Acad.<br />
Secretary)<br />
Dr J Grove<br />
Dr C Watkins<br />
Contact details/ Area <strong>of</strong><br />
responsibility<br />
Contact via: MPhil <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
Contact with:<br />
Informal queries about<br />
problems; for advice and<br />
assistance in addition to that<br />
from your supervisor, or<br />
where there is a problem<br />
with your supervisor, which<br />
your Option Director could<br />
not help with<br />
Contact via: MPhil <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
Contact with:<br />
Formal business, including<br />
change <strong>of</strong> supervisor, essay<br />
or dissertation title changes,<br />
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<strong>History</strong>. It meets once or twice<br />
per term and approves<br />
dissertation and essay titles,<br />
appoints examiners, scrutinises<br />
exam results and deals with<br />
applications for leave to continue<br />
to the PhD.<br />
The Graduate Studies Office,<br />
under the Director <strong>of</strong> Graduate<br />
Training and Taught <strong>Course</strong>s, is<br />
responsible for monitoring all<br />
MPhil courses in the <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>History</strong>, and reports to the<br />
Degree Committee <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong>. The Director<br />
oversees matters relating to<br />
MPhil students from admission<br />
through to examination.<br />
The Graduate Teaching,<br />
Learning and Quality Committee<br />
reviews the teaching for courses.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the 6 MPhil student<br />
representatives sits on the<br />
committee. It has a team <strong>of</strong><br />
“Ombudspersons” who can also<br />
be consulted for neutral advice in<br />
the event <strong>of</strong> a serious problem<br />
with either the taught course or<br />
your supervisor.<br />
The Director <strong>of</strong> Graduate Studies<br />
is in charge <strong>of</strong> the Degree<br />
Committee Office. This <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
deals with all matters relating to<br />
postgraduate funding (both PhD<br />
and MPhil)<br />
The <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> Degree<br />
Committee is the ultimate<br />
authority for all decisions<br />
affecting graduate students<br />
9.6 Useful Contact details<br />
Dr C Van Houts<br />
Dr P Sarris<br />
Miss Tessa Blackman,<br />
Admin. Secretary<br />
Dr C Watkins<br />
(email: graduatestudies@hist.cam.ac.uk<br />
Miss S Pocock (Admin.<br />
Secretary)<br />
Dr J Chatterji<br />
Dr J Chatterji<br />
Miss S M Willson, Senior<br />
Secretary, <strong>History</strong> Degree<br />
Committee tel. (3)35305<br />
degreecommittee@hist.cam.ac.uk<br />
Chairman:<br />
Dr M Goldie<br />
requests for extensions.<br />
Because meetings take<br />
place only once or twice a<br />
term, it is important for<br />
you to deal with<br />
administrative requests in<br />
a timely manner.<br />
Contact via: Graduate<br />
Office<br />
Contact with:<br />
Queries about the <strong>Faculty</strong>’s<br />
Graduate Training<br />
provision.<br />
Contact via: Graduate<br />
Office<br />
Contact with:<br />
Requests for advice over<br />
problems which for any<br />
reason you feel cannot be<br />
dealt with by 1) your<br />
supervisor or option leader<br />
or 2) by Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter<br />
as course Chairman.<br />
Contact via: Degree<br />
Committee Office<br />
Contact with:<br />
Queries and questions about<br />
funding for PhD and MPhil<br />
courses<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> M C Carpenter, Chairman <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong> 35314; mcc1000<br />
Dr MTJ Webber, Academic Trinity College<br />
39924; mtjw2<br />
Secretary<br />
Dr C Watkins Magdalene College 40287; csw14<br />
Dr J Grove<br />
Dept <strong>of</strong> Anglo-Saxon, Norse and 35079; jpg15<br />
Celtic<br />
Dr EMC van Houts Emmanuel College 42999; emcv2<br />
Dr P Sarris Trinity College 39927; pavs2<br />
Miss Tessa Blackman,<br />
Administrative Secretary<br />
MPhil Office, <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong> 48152<br />
Postal address:<strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong>, 9 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9EF.<br />
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APPENDIX A<br />
LIST OF MEDIEVAL SCHOLARS IN CAMBRIDGE August 2010<br />
The following list (not necessarily absolutely comprehensive) is <strong>of</strong> scholars resident in Cambridge who may<br />
be contacted informally for advice within their areas <strong>of</strong> expertise. They include some retired medievalists<br />
who are still associated with the University, but normally not senior PhD students (for whom see the more<br />
detailed Register <strong>of</strong> Medievalists in Cambridge, which you should receive in due course). You should also<br />
note that there are also distinguished younger scholars in College Research Fellowships who are usually very<br />
happy to <strong>of</strong>fer advice. These are listed in Section B below. Under normal circumstances much the best way<br />
<strong>of</strong> communicating with the individuals in question is to email to them in their respective colleges; but their<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice telephone numbers are available in the University’s Departmental and College Directories.<br />
Note that at any one time several members <strong>of</strong> staff will be on research leave.<br />
A. Medieval <strong>History</strong> Research Supervisors<br />
(formally associated with MPhil and PhD graduate supervision for the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong>)<br />
Dr Anna Sapir Abulafia (Lucy Cav.) Medieval Jewish - Christian relations<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. David Abulafia (Caius)<br />
The Medieval Mediterranean<br />
Dr Nora Berend (St Catharine’s) Medieval European history (including Central Europe)<br />
Dr Caroline Burt (Pembroke) British and European Political and Social <strong>History</strong>, 1200-1500<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Christine Carpenter (<strong>Faculty</strong> English Political, Constitutional and Social <strong>History</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong>)<br />
c.1250-1500<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Eamon Duffy (Magdalene) Reformation <strong>History</strong><br />
Dr Michael Franklin (Hughes Hall) Medieval Ecclesiastical <strong>History</strong><br />
Dr Jonathan Grove (Dept. <strong>of</strong> ASN&C) Scandinavia and the Continent in the tenth and eleventh centuries<br />
Dr C de Hamel (Corpus Christi)<br />
Palaeography<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. John Hatcher (Corpus Christi) Medieval English Economic and Social <strong>History</strong><br />
Dr Sarah Layfield<br />
Late medieval European history<br />
Dr Catherine Hills (Newnham)<br />
Medieval Archaeology<br />
Dr Rosemary Horrox (Fitzwilliam) Late Medieval English Political and Constitutional <strong>History</strong><br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Simon Keynes (Trinity)<br />
Anglo Saxon <strong>History</strong><br />
Dr Peter Linehan (St John's)<br />
Medieval Spanish <strong>History</strong><br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> Rosamond McKitterick (Sidney Sussex) Early Medieval European <strong>History</strong> and Palaeography<br />
Mr Richard Partington (Churchill) Late Medieval British, Political and Military <strong>History</strong><br />
Dr David Pratt (Downing)<br />
Anglo-Saxon <strong>History</strong><br />
Dr A Ruddick (<strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong>)<br />
Medieval Britain<br />
Dr Magnus Ryan (Peterhouse)<br />
Medieval Political Thought<br />
Dr Peter Sarris (Trinity)<br />
Early Medieval European, Byzantine and Islamic <strong>History</strong><br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> Richard Smith (Downing)<br />
Medieval Demography and Economic and Social <strong>History</strong><br />
Dr Elizabeth Van Houts (Emmanuel) Early Medieval European and Anglo-Norman <strong>History</strong><br />
Dr Carl Watkins (Magdalene)<br />
Medieval English and European <strong>History</strong>, especially lay piety<br />
c.900-1300<br />
Dr Teresa Webber (Trinity)<br />
Palaeography and Diplomatic<br />
Dr Philip Wood (Sidney Sussex) Early medieval Syriac and Iraqi <strong>History</strong><br />
Dr Neil Wright (<strong>History</strong>)<br />
Medieval Latin<br />
Dr Patrick Zutshi (Corpus Christi) Palaeography and Diplomatic<br />
B. Other Cambridge Medieval Scholars<br />
(including Research Fellows and several associated with Faculties other than <strong>History</strong>)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> Sir John Baker (St Catherine’s)<br />
Dr Richard Beadle (St John’s)<br />
Dr Andrew Bell (Gonville and Caius)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> Paul Binski (Gonville and Caius)<br />
Dr Mark Blackburn (Fitzwilliam Museum)<br />
Dr Elizabeth Boyle (St Edmunds’s)<br />
Dr Roger Bowers (Jesus)<br />
Dr M Brett (Robinson)<br />
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Medieval English Legal <strong>History</strong><br />
Medieval English Literature and Drama<br />
Medieval Economic <strong>History</strong><br />
Medieval English Art and Architecture<br />
Medieval numismatics<br />
Late Anglo-Saxon and early Norman history<br />
Medieval Music, esp in English cathedrals<br />
Medieval English and European Ecclesiastical <strong>History</strong>
Dr William Burgwinkle (King’s)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> Helen Cooper (Magdalene)<br />
Dr Fiona Edmonds (St John’s)<br />
Dr Roy Flechner (Trinity)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> Simon Franklin (Clare)<br />
Dr Jana Howlett (Jesus)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> Sylvia Huot (Pembroke)<br />
Mr Peter Jones (King’s)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> James Montgomery (Trinity Hall)<br />
Dr Rory Naismith (Clare)<br />
Dr Stella Panayotova (Fitzwilliam Museum)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> Susan Rankin (Emmanuel)<br />
Dr A Spencer (Corpus Christi)<br />
Dr Alice Taylor (King’s)<br />
Dr Malcolm Underwood (St John’s)<br />
Dr Sheila Watts (Newnham)<br />
Dr David Woodman (Robinson)<br />
Medieval French and Occitan Literature<br />
Medieval English Literature<br />
Early Medieval Celtic <strong>History</strong><br />
Early Medieval Irish <strong>History</strong> and Canon Law<br />
Medieval Russia and Byzantium<br />
Russian <strong>History</strong>; Heresy, Church-State Relations<br />
Medieval French Literature<br />
Late Medieval Medicine and Book Production<br />
Medieval Islamic Literature<br />
Anglo-Saxon history and numismatics<br />
Medieval Palaeography and Book Production<br />
Medieval Music<br />
Medieval English Political <strong>History</strong><br />
Medieval English Social <strong>History</strong><br />
Lady Margaret Beaufort; Cambridge College Archives<br />
Medieval German Language and Literature<br />
Anglo-Saxon history and diplomatic<br />
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APPENDIX B: MARKING AND EXAMINING SCHEME, AND GUIDELINES FOR EXAMINERS<br />
B.1 MPHIL IN MEDIEVAL HISTORY MARKING AND EXAMINING SCHEME 2010-11<br />
The criterion <strong>of</strong> judgement in determining a pass in the MPhil is the achievement <strong>of</strong> the<br />
‘equivalent <strong>of</strong> an Upper Second in Part II <strong>of</strong> the Tripos, extrapolated for one year <strong>of</strong> study’.<br />
Candidates are required to pass in all elements in elements <strong>of</strong> the course. All work is marked<br />
out <strong>of</strong> 100. The mark scheme is as follows, the pass mark being 60:<br />
75 and above = ‘Distinction’, in all components apart from Palaeography, for which the<br />
distinction mark is 90<br />
60 to 74 = Pass<br />
59 = Marginal Fail<br />
below 59 = Fail<br />
All work, apart from the Palaeography, is double-marked. The separate and independently<br />
reached marks <strong>of</strong> the two Examiners are agreed and are reported to the Secretary along with<br />
the agreed mark. If the examiners are unable to agree, or the candidate has been awarded an<br />
agreed marginal fail or fail, the essay or dissertation is to be sent to a third independent reader<br />
as outlined below.<br />
The External Examiner<br />
The External Examiner normally examines a representative cross-section <strong>of</strong> the Part I written<br />
work that is double-marked, drawn from all three options, and a cross-section <strong>of</strong> dissertations<br />
within his/her field <strong>of</strong> expertise. He/she does so as the second, independent marker and not in<br />
a moderating role. The External Examiner also acts as a moderator elsewhere in the<br />
examination (including all marginal fails and fails), and may be called upon to act as a third<br />
independent reader where examiners are unable to agree, or in cases where there is an agreed<br />
fail or marginal fail. In all problematic cases, the External Examiner’s advice will be sought.<br />
He/she attends the Part I meeting in the Spring and the final meeting in late September or early<br />
October. The External Examiner is also asked to write a report on the examination processes<br />
and procedures, as for Tripos, for presentation to the Degree Committee.<br />
Third Independent Reader<br />
The External normally provides a third independent mark in those cases where the examiners<br />
are unable to agree, or in cases where the candidate has been awarded an agreed marginal fail<br />
or fail. However, where the External was one <strong>of</strong> the original examiners, the third mark will be<br />
provided by the Chairman. If the Chairman was also one <strong>of</strong> the original examiners or the<br />
supervisor <strong>of</strong> the candidate concerned, a third examiner will be appointed by the Chairman and<br />
Secretary. In the case <strong>of</strong> dissertations, a third examiner who is not the External may be<br />
appointed by the same process, if the External’s expertise in the particular area <strong>of</strong> the<br />
dissertation is not thought to be sufficient. In case a third examiner has to be appointed, this<br />
person should first reach an independent conclusion on the basis <strong>of</strong> the written work and only<br />
then look at the marks and comments <strong>of</strong> the two examiners before giving a final mark. Where<br />
all the marks are pass marks, if the third mark is between the two original marks, it will be<br />
taken to be the agreed mark. If it is higher than both original marks, the higher <strong>of</strong> the original<br />
marks will be taken; if lower, the lower <strong>of</strong> the two original marks will be taken. The mark<br />
derived by these means will be presented to the MPhil Examiners’ meeting, the <strong>History</strong><br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> Degree Committee and the Board <strong>of</strong> Graduate Studies. This mark will also be the one<br />
used to calculate the scaled average. In the case <strong>of</strong> an agreed marginal fail or fail, however, all<br />
three marks are presented, with the third mark confirming whether that element is deemed to<br />
be a pass, marginal fail or fail. If it is a pass, the procedure described above will be used to<br />
derive the mark from which the scaled average will be calculated and this is the mark that will<br />
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e presented to the MPhil Examiners’ meeting, the <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> Degree Committee and the<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Graduate Studies.<br />
The External Examiner will also act to confirm or raise the dissertation mark where the<br />
examiners have reached independent marks on either side <strong>of</strong> the borderlines <strong>of</strong> distinction<br />
(75%) and leave to continue (67%) and their agreed mark is below the borderline. The same<br />
process will be employed as for instances when examiners are unable to agree on their mark<br />
for the dissertation, except that, unless the External is one <strong>of</strong> the original examiners, he or she<br />
will always be brought in for these decisions regarding borderlines. The External Examiner<br />
will also advise on cases in Part I where the mark might affect the candidate’s final result.<br />
Fails and Marginal Fails in Part I<br />
An agreed and confirmed marginal fail in any one <strong>of</strong> the elements in Part I constitutes a<br />
marginal fail in Part I as a whole. It may be compensated by an agreed mark <strong>of</strong> at least 63% in<br />
the dissertation. Any candidate who has an agreed marginal fail mark for one <strong>of</strong> the elements<br />
in Part I will be notified though his/her supervisor that he/she is in the ‘danger <strong>of</strong> fail’ category<br />
and therefore needs to achieve the compensatory level in the dissertation. Two agreed and<br />
confirmed marginal failed elements in Part I (Essay, Bibliographical and Historiographical<br />
essay and Bibliography, and Palaeography test) constitute a failure in the examination. An<br />
outright agreed and confirmed fail in any one element in Part I is also an overall failure.<br />
Candidates who fail at this stage will be notified as soon as possible so that they may<br />
withdraw from the MPhil course. Any candidate who fails Part 1 <strong>of</strong> an MPhil course may<br />
apply to the Board <strong>of</strong> Graduate Studies for transfer to the Certificate <strong>of</strong> Postgraduate Study.<br />
Fails and marginal fails in Part II<br />
All candidates must reach a level <strong>of</strong> pass from each examiner in the dissertation. Candidates<br />
receiving an agreed borderline fail mark, or a fail mark from one examiner, will have their<br />
dissertation read by a third marker, appointed according to the procedure outlined above in the<br />
section headed ‘Third Independent Reader.’ If the examiners cannot agree the following<br />
procedures apply. In the case <strong>of</strong> the original marks being a pass and a marginal fail, if the third<br />
mark is a Pass the dissertation is deemed to have passed; if the third mark is a marginal fail or<br />
fail, a viva will be held. In the case <strong>of</strong> the original marks being a pass and a fail: if the third<br />
mark is a pass, the dissertation is deemed to have passed; if the third mark is a marginal fail, a<br />
viva will be held; if the third mark is a fail, the dissertation will be deemed to have failed. In<br />
the case <strong>of</strong> the original marks being a marginal fail and a fail: if the third mark is a pass, the<br />
dissertation will be deemed to have passed; if the third mark is a marginal fail, a viva may be<br />
held; if the third mark is a fail, the dissertation will be deemed to have failed. However, in all<br />
these cases, the examining committee may take into account the agreed mark <strong>of</strong> the original<br />
examiners, as well as the original independent marks and the third independent mark. Where<br />
both original examiners have awarded a fail, or where the outcome <strong>of</strong> a third reader’s mark is<br />
to confirm the dissertation as a fail, candidates will be <strong>of</strong>fered the opportunity <strong>of</strong> a viva,<br />
should the MPhil examiners confirm these marks after discussion at the Examiners’ Meeting.<br />
If the dissertation is deemed to have passed, the same procedure as for Part I work will be used<br />
to derive the agreed mark.<br />
The MPhil Sub-Committee sitting as the Board <strong>of</strong> Examiners will make its recommendations<br />
as to whether candidates have passed or failed the MPhil degree to the Degree Committee <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>History</strong>. Any candidate who is deemed by the Degree Committee to have failed<br />
an MPhil course as a whole may apply to the board <strong>of</strong> Graduate Studies and the Degree<br />
Committee to be considered for the award <strong>of</strong> the Certificate <strong>of</strong> Postgraduate Study.<br />
Conduct <strong>of</strong> Vivas<br />
Vivas may be held if the two examiners deem it to be necessary, and should be held before the<br />
Examiners’ Meeting. In the event that a viva is held, it will be attended by the two examiners<br />
who awarded the higher <strong>of</strong> the three marks. Confidential minutes <strong>of</strong> the viva will be taken<br />
either by the Academic Secretary or Chair <strong>of</strong> the MPhil or by the Director <strong>of</strong> Graduate<br />
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Training and Taught <strong>Course</strong>s, or, if these are not available, by the Director <strong>of</strong> Graduate<br />
Studies. The <strong>of</strong>ficer attending in this capacity will be present at the viva only as an observer<br />
and will not participate in the discussion. The viva will either confirm the fail or marginal fail<br />
or generate an upward revision <strong>of</strong> the mark to a passing grade. In either case, a joint report will<br />
be supplied by the two examiners.<br />
Leave to continue to the PhD<br />
An agreed dissertation mark <strong>of</strong> 67 will normally be required for a recommendation that the<br />
student be allowed to proceed to the PhD or the MLitt degrees. Examiners should give detailed<br />
reasons in their reports if they would wish to recommend that a candidate be allowed to<br />
continue to the PhD to whom they have awarded a mark below 67.<br />
Distinctions<br />
‘Distinctions’ are not awarded by strict numerical average but, as in <strong>History</strong> Tripos<br />
classification, by the number <strong>of</strong> marks <strong>of</strong> 75 or higher obtained. The qualifying mark for the<br />
dissertation must be at least an agreed mark <strong>of</strong> 68 in order for the candidate to receive the<br />
designation <strong>of</strong> ‘Distinction’ in the MPhil as a whole. Further, a candidate needs a majority <strong>of</strong><br />
marks to be <strong>of</strong> 75 or above, OR for him/her to have two marks <strong>of</strong> 75 or above and an overall<br />
scaled average <strong>of</strong> 75+. For purposes <strong>of</strong> calculating this average, the marks are scaled as<br />
follows: palaeography: at 60; bibliography and historiographical essay: at 80; subject essay: at<br />
100; dissertation: at 300. Candidates should note that the scaling <strong>of</strong> palaeography does not<br />
indicate that it is taken less seriously than the other components, but that the wide range <strong>of</strong><br />
marks attainable in this subject necessitates scaling at this level to prevent it having much<br />
greater weight than any <strong>of</strong> the other elements.<br />
Students will be provided with details <strong>of</strong> their marks through their supervisors, after both Part<br />
I (including, if necessary, a ‘danger <strong>of</strong> fail’ warning) and Part II. After Part I the copies <strong>of</strong><br />
their bibliography will be returned to them with examiners’ corrections, so that such<br />
corrections may be incorporated into the bibliography in the dissertation. Anonymised<br />
examiners’ reports will be sent to candidates once the marks/results for each Part have been<br />
confirmed by the relevant committees. Candidates will be notified by the Board <strong>of</strong> Graduate<br />
Studies whether they have passed or not but notification <strong>of</strong> a distinction will come from the<br />
Secretary <strong>of</strong> the MPhil Sub-Committee.<br />
This document is supplied to supervisors, examiners and candidates.<br />
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B.2 Guidelines for Examiners <strong>of</strong> the MPhil in Medieval <strong>History</strong> Part I<br />
In General<br />
Please remember that, while penalising sloppy or inept thought, research and presentation<br />
as appropriate, the MPhil and especially this stage <strong>of</strong> the work, should be marked as<br />
much on promise as on achievement. In particular, could you please try to use the full<br />
range <strong>of</strong> marks up to 85% or higher - which includes marking down as far as 60% or lower<br />
where a candidate really seems well below average. The distinction mark is 75%+. As a<br />
rule <strong>of</strong> thumb, ‘good’ should mean 67-74% ‘very good’ 75-79%, ‘excellent’ 80-84% and<br />
‘outstanding’ 85%+. It is not anticipated that 85%+ will feature as a mark except rarely<br />
but, if you feel that the work merits it, then do not hesitate to give the mark.<br />
Special Note on Plagiarism, Footnotes and Word Count:<br />
The word count must include appendices and statistical tables at 150 words per table, but<br />
excludes all footnotes, references and bibliography.<br />
The <strong>Course</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> stipulates:<br />
‘No penalty will be imposed for an excess <strong>of</strong> 50 words over the maximum word limit, but<br />
this allowance should not be abused. The MPhil sub-committee acting as a Board <strong>of</strong><br />
Examiners has the discretion to penalise essays which exceed the word limit. The word<br />
limit (within the 50 words grace allowance) must therefore be strictly observed.<br />
Students can expect to be severely penalised for exceeding the word limit. Normally<br />
the penalty will be a deduction <strong>of</strong> up to 5 marks from the essay, but in severe cases the<br />
essay may be marked as failed.<br />
Footnotes should be restricted to the documentation <strong>of</strong> claims and the registration <strong>of</strong><br />
relevant caveats or observations in relation to the literature. Footnotes must not be used to<br />
circumvent the word limit <strong>of</strong> the essay. Students can expect to be severely penalised for<br />
abusing the proper use <strong>of</strong> footnotes in this way. Normally the penalty will be a deduction<br />
<strong>of</strong> up to 5 marks from the essay, but in severe cases the essay may be marked as failed.’<br />
The <strong>Course</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong>, which is available on the <strong>Faculty</strong> website, also gives clear<br />
instructions to candidates about avoiding plagiarism.<br />
Examiners who believe that an essay infringes the course rules in respect <strong>of</strong><br />
plagiarism, use <strong>of</strong> footnotes or word count are required to state this in their report<br />
but to award a mark independent <strong>of</strong> these issues. An Examiner must not penalise an<br />
essay. The MPhil Sub-Committee sitting as Board <strong>of</strong> Examiners will then make a<br />
determination <strong>of</strong> whether violation <strong>of</strong> the rules has occurred and, if so, impose the<br />
appropriate penalty.<br />
Assessment <strong>of</strong> short essays in MPhil in Medieval <strong>History</strong><br />
The essay is <strong>of</strong> 5000 words (or, in the case <strong>of</strong> Option 1, two essays may be <strong>of</strong>fered <strong>of</strong> 3,000<br />
words each), normally on a topic related to the Option coursework. It is intended that the<br />
candidate should write an essay on a topic which has been independently chosen, will<br />
involve work on the primary sources and will make a small, but independent contribution<br />
to the subject.<br />
However, this should not be marked as a mini-dissertation. The essay should deal with<br />
a subject or issues arising out <strong>of</strong> the secondary literature and discuss the secondary work<br />
to whatever degree is appropriate, but at the same time it should be a contribution to the<br />
debate made chiefly through the candidate’s own consideration <strong>of</strong> a particular source(s)<br />
or type <strong>of</strong> source. You should bear in mind that the amount <strong>of</strong> ground that can be<br />
traversed, with regard to both secondary and primary sources, in 5,000 words is quite<br />
small, especially given the other demands on the candidate’s time at this stage. However, if<br />
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you believe that the chosen subject was one that could not be dealt with satisfactorily<br />
within the limits <strong>of</strong> the essay, then your mark should reflect this judgement. Extrapolation<br />
from undergraduate work should focus on an undergraduate essay rather than a<br />
dissertation; in this case you would, <strong>of</strong> course, expect a more polished presentation<br />
(including footnotes), more sophisticated handling <strong>of</strong> the historical and historiographical<br />
issues, together with the independent research which would not normally feature in an<br />
undergraduate essay and which should lead to the candidate making a small but<br />
independent contribution to the subject. You should also consider the style <strong>of</strong> writing, the<br />
organisation <strong>of</strong> the argument and (where applicable) the narrative, and the capacity to<br />
summarise findings.<br />
In some cases the essay will be formulated in direct relation and reaction to the topics<br />
covered in the Option classes. It may be that within a particular Option a particular debate<br />
is so central to the understanding <strong>of</strong> a theme that greater emphasis will be placed in an<br />
essay on the reconsideration <strong>of</strong> existing accounts. It is not expected that the range <strong>of</strong><br />
sources will necessarily be comprehensive in relation to the topic but familiarity with key<br />
pieces <strong>of</strong> evidence is expected. Students should consult sources in the original language<br />
and must accordingly cite them thus in footnotes and bibliography but may also, in<br />
preparing their essays, make as much use <strong>of</strong> translations <strong>of</strong> sources as they need.<br />
Bibliography and Historiographical and Bibliographical Essay<br />
The total mark, 100%, for this element <strong>of</strong> the Part I examination will be divided as follows:<br />
60% for the Historiographical and Bibliographical Essay and 40% for the Bibliography.<br />
The bibliography is a preliminary bibliography for the dissertation (Part II <strong>of</strong> the<br />
examination) and should consist <strong>of</strong> between 75 and 150 items <strong>of</strong> primary and secondary<br />
material. It should be marked on the following criteria: fullness, accuracy and presentation<br />
according to proper scholarly conventions, allowing <strong>of</strong> course for the limit on the number<br />
<strong>of</strong> items. The essay (between 2,000 and 3,000 words) is intended to be an accompaniment<br />
to the bibliography. It has two distinct purposes. One is to place the dissertation subject<br />
in the broad historical field in which it lies, <strong>of</strong>fering a critical survey <strong>of</strong> the existing<br />
historiography. The other is to explain and justify the contents <strong>of</strong> the bibliography<br />
(including why some items which might have been included have been omitted) and to<br />
indicate how the student proposes to go about the dissertation using the items listed in the<br />
bibliography. The examiner should consider whether the candidate has made as full and<br />
intelligent a survey <strong>of</strong> the historiographical issues as is possible within the confines <strong>of</strong> the<br />
overall word limit and has found a subject which these issues show needs to be explored<br />
and has situated it satisfactorily within existing debates. You should also judge whether<br />
the candidate has identified a body <strong>of</strong> sources which are likely to enable the subject to<br />
be undertaken and has shown his/her awareness <strong>of</strong> how they may be used for such a<br />
project. With respect to this last issue, you should bear in mind that the candidate will not<br />
yet have started the research proper on the dissertation and that the actual sources, and their<br />
exact uses, will be clearer at this stage for some dissertation subjects than for others. In<br />
those subjects that entail extensive use <strong>of</strong> different types <strong>of</strong> unpublished record, it may not<br />
be possible to be precise at this stage about exactly what will be found where. Similarly,<br />
when a dissertation will entail gutting a series <strong>of</strong> sources in search <strong>of</strong> particular themes, the<br />
candidate will have identified the major sources and the use to which they will be put but<br />
will probably not yet be in a position to say exactly how each source is to be used. In these<br />
cases, you are assessing whether the candidate has got as far as can reasonably be<br />
expected at this stage and has put forward an intelligent and apparently workable scheme<br />
<strong>of</strong> research. The balance in the essay between the discussion <strong>of</strong> the existing literature and<br />
ideas on the one hand and the indication <strong>of</strong> how the research will be conducted on the other<br />
will depend to quite a large extent on how large and complex the historiographical issues<br />
are and how definitive the candidate can be at this stage as to how the research will<br />
proceed. However, the candidate should not normally give more than two-thirds <strong>of</strong> the<br />
essay to one or other <strong>of</strong> these two elements.<br />
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Please mark errors <strong>of</strong> any sort on the bibliography; both marked copies will be<br />
returned to the candidate so they can correct mistakes when the bibliography is<br />
submitted as part <strong>of</strong> the dissertation.<br />
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B.3 Guidelines for Classification in the MPhil in Medieval <strong>History</strong> Part II<br />
Assessment <strong>of</strong> Dissertations in MPhil in Medieval <strong>History</strong><br />
The chief criteria by which a dissertation may be assessed are by reference to topic,<br />
sources and treatment:<br />
An appropriate topic<br />
Situation <strong>of</strong> the topic within its larger historical context<br />
Situation <strong>of</strong> the topic in current knowledge and debate<br />
Identification and study <strong>of</strong> primary sources<br />
Original contribution to the subject from primary sources or by reconsideration <strong>of</strong><br />
existing accounts<br />
Understanding, analysis and interpretation <strong>of</strong> sources<br />
Organisation <strong>of</strong> argument and narrative<br />
Capacity to summarise findings<br />
Awareness <strong>of</strong> limits <strong>of</strong> knowledge<br />
Style <strong>of</strong> writing<br />
Quality <strong>of</strong> presentation<br />
Few dissertations will satisfy all criteria equally, but patterns characteristic <strong>of</strong> the bands <strong>of</strong><br />
marks may be identified in broad terms. The final mark will be a balance among them. The<br />
criterion <strong>of</strong> judgement in determining a pass in the MPhil is the achievement <strong>of</strong> “the<br />
equivalent <strong>of</strong> an Upper Second in Part II <strong>of</strong> the Tripos, extrapolated for one year <strong>of</strong> study”.<br />
However, in a number <strong>of</strong> significant respects the MPhil dissertation differs from the<br />
dissertations submitted for Part II <strong>of</strong> the Tripos. The MPhil dissertation is the outcome <strong>of</strong> a<br />
longer period <strong>of</strong> research and this is exemplified by a longer word limit <strong>of</strong> 25,000 words,<br />
compared with that <strong>of</strong> the undergraduate Part II dissertation <strong>of</strong> 15,000 words. The MPhil<br />
dissertation is expected to manifest a greater degree <strong>of</strong> originality and it is expected to<br />
deploy the specific research skills learnt in the course. It is also the case that the MPhil<br />
dissertation evolves from a preparatory piece <strong>of</strong> work, which has been formally examined<br />
in Part I, in the form <strong>of</strong> the Historiographical and Bibliographical essay and Bibliography.<br />
Furthermore, supervision <strong>of</strong> the dissertation has been provided at a level appropriate to<br />
research degrees.<br />
Special Note on Plagiarism, Footnotes and Word Count:<br />
The word count must include appendices and statistical tables at 150 words per table, but<br />
excludes all footnotes, references and bibliography. Candidates are required to note the<br />
total word count on the cover sheet bound with the dissertation and to submit a CD file <strong>of</strong><br />
the dissertation which will be provided to each examiner so that if necessary the word<br />
count may be verified; examiners should note any failure to do so in their report.<br />
The <strong>Course</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> stipulates:<br />
‘No penalty will be imposed for an excess <strong>of</strong> 150 words over the maximum word limit, but<br />
this allowance should not be abused. The MPhil sub-committee acting as a Board <strong>of</strong><br />
Examiners has the discretion to penalise dissertations which exceed the word limit. The<br />
word limit (within the 150 words grace allowance) must therefore be strictly<br />
observed. Students can expect to be severely penalised for exceeding the word limit.<br />
Normally the penalty will be a deduction <strong>of</strong> up to 5 marks from the dissertation, but in<br />
severe cases the dissertation may be marked as failed.<br />
Footnotes should be restricted to the documentation <strong>of</strong> claims and the registration <strong>of</strong><br />
relevant caveats or observations in relation to the literature. Footnotes must not be used to<br />
circumvent the word limit the dissertation. Students can expect to be severely penalised for<br />
abusing the proper use <strong>of</strong> footnotes in this way. Normally the penalty will be a deduction<br />
<strong>of</strong> up to 5 marks from the dissertation, but in severe cases the dissertation may be marked<br />
as failed.’<br />
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The <strong>Course</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong>, which is available on the <strong>Faculty</strong> website, also gives clear<br />
instructions to candidates about avoiding plagiarism.<br />
Examiners who believe that a dissertation infringes the course rules in respect <strong>of</strong><br />
plagiarism, use <strong>of</strong> footnotes or word count are required to state this in their report<br />
but to award a mark independent <strong>of</strong> these issues. An Examiner must not penalise a<br />
dissertation. The MPhil Sub-Committee sitting as Board <strong>of</strong> Examiners will then make<br />
a determination <strong>of</strong> whether violation <strong>of</strong> the rules has occurred and, if so, impose the<br />
appropriate penalty.<br />
At the time <strong>of</strong> submission, candidates will be required to make a signed declaration that the<br />
dissertation is their own work.<br />
Marks 75 and above = Distinction<br />
The topic can be treated effectively within the word limit with material reasonably<br />
available from the period <strong>of</strong> research encompassed in the MPhil course. The writer has<br />
conceptualised the topic and situated it within its larger historical context, which is<br />
explained only to the extent needed to understand the dissertation’s contribution. The state<br />
<strong>of</strong> knowledge <strong>of</strong> the subject is indicated and the inquiry is related to it, without merely<br />
paraphrasing the ideas <strong>of</strong> others. Primary sources have been identified with imagination –<br />
in the very best dissertations, probably with real flair – and have been studied assiduously,<br />
possibly using linguistic or other special skills. All successful dissertations must use some<br />
primary sources. Normally these will enable a dissertation to make its distinctive and<br />
original contribution to the subject, perhaps by means <strong>of</strong> a case study or the elucidation <strong>of</strong><br />
an event or episode. But some works will merit marks <strong>of</strong> 75% and above more for their<br />
reconsideration <strong>of</strong> an argument, a situation, a sequence <strong>of</strong> events or a social phenomenon.<br />
Work meriting distinction will display understanding <strong>of</strong> the provenance, context, and<br />
meaning <strong>of</strong> sources and the relationship among them and a thorough knowledge <strong>of</strong> the<br />
relevant secondary material. It will demonstrate a clear sense <strong>of</strong> chronological<br />
development and the narrative passages will show brevity and vigour, but it will not be<br />
excessively weighed down with detail. Rather, the narrative will serve an overall argument<br />
stated clearly in the introduction and conclusion, developed systematically in the course <strong>of</strong><br />
the dissertation, and held before the reader throughout. Work <strong>of</strong> the highest quality will<br />
also be aware <strong>of</strong> its limitations and <strong>of</strong> questions left unanswered. The writing will be lucid<br />
and persuasive; it may well be elegant. The presentation will be immaculate, with<br />
references to source materials and other authorities in standard form, necessary tables and<br />
statistical graphs, perhaps illustrations where appropriate, and a full bibliography <strong>of</strong> the<br />
relevant materials and secondary works consulted, organised to the best convenience <strong>of</strong> the<br />
reader. The very best dissertations have in the past been virtually <strong>of</strong> publishable quality.<br />
Pass (marks 60-74)<br />
Work within this range <strong>of</strong> marks can cover a broad range <strong>of</strong> achievement. It may show<br />
many <strong>of</strong> the qualities <strong>of</strong> a dissertation meriting a distinction, but in less sustained form. It<br />
will display a high level <strong>of</strong> competence. The topic will have been chosen carefully to<br />
permit the study <strong>of</strong> primary sources and will be manageable within the time and space<br />
available, although in some cases it may be a little narrow and constitute a useful<br />
illustration <strong>of</strong> the familiar. The subject will be situated within its context and there will be<br />
a fair understanding <strong>of</strong> the state <strong>of</strong> knowledge and debate, but in both areas there may be<br />
some unnecessary background material or recapitulation <strong>of</strong> established views, while the<br />
writer may merely state the larger context and then neglect it for the detailed topic. Primary<br />
sources may have been examined with great industry, although sometimes a single body <strong>of</strong><br />
sources will have been studied or there may be gaps in the material which could have been<br />
filled. The primary sources will almost always constitute the dissertation’s contribution,<br />
but there may be a tendency to reproduce or paraphrase rather than analyse them, there<br />
may be failures <strong>of</strong> understanding or neglect <strong>of</strong> difficulties. There will be a chronological<br />
framework but perhaps a preference for narrative over analysis and a tendency to get lost<br />
in detail presented as an end in itself. The work will have an overall structure, but this may<br />
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e no more than a brief introductory statement, a largely narrative core and an equally brief<br />
conclusion. Sometimes the argument will appear only at the end. Only the better<br />
candidates in this class are likely to reflect on the limitations <strong>of</strong> their own work. The<br />
writing will probably be lucid, but possibly a little colourless, repetitious, or verbose.<br />
Presentation will generally be good, with references to most authorities and a considerable<br />
bibliography but important works may have been overlooked and there may be reluctance<br />
to present data (such as statistical material) in fields where candidates doubt their<br />
competence. These weaknesses will be more marked at the bottom <strong>of</strong> the mark range.<br />
Fail (marks 59 and below)<br />
Some dissertations which fail to achieve a pass mark will display all the weaknesses <strong>of</strong><br />
those at the bottom <strong>of</strong> the pass mark range, low IIi work, generally in more pronounced<br />
form. Other dissertations will have a major flaw which prevents a higher mark. The topic<br />
may be too ambitious to handle in the space available or so familiar that there is little scope<br />
for an interesting contribution. The primary sources may have proved disappointing or not<br />
to have been studied with adequate time and attention, so that much space is filled with<br />
‘background’. Alternatively, much primary research may be flawed by an inability to<br />
relate the topic to a wider historical and historiographical context, which may be sketched<br />
vaguely and then forgotten while the writer plunges into detail. Treatment <strong>of</strong> the primary<br />
sources may show failures <strong>of</strong> understanding or lack <strong>of</strong> curiosity. The sources may be only a<br />
scattering, possibly quoted or paraphrased at length, and may relate to the subject in a<br />
variety <strong>of</strong> unconnected ways. Alternatively, they may be extensive but summarised without<br />
discrimination, simply in order to get them in. In either case the dissertation will be<br />
structured by the information available rather than by the need to answer a clearly<br />
formulated question. The structure is, therefore, likely to be clumsy and either episodic,<br />
perhaps with several brief but barely-connected chapters, or dominated by breathless<br />
narrative. Any overall argument will at best be stated at the beginning and end, or possibly<br />
left for the reader to divine. Large issues may go unexplored. The capacity for brief<br />
summary or self-criticism is likely to be slight. The style may be unclear, repetitious and<br />
ungainly. Factual errors, non-sequiturs, self-contradictions and obvious gaps in knowledge<br />
are likely. Presentation may be careful and even pedantic, but in other cases the typing may<br />
be poor, the footnotes sporadic and un-standardised and the bibliography ill-organised and<br />
incomplete.<br />
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APPENDIX C<br />
NOTES ON THE PREPARATION OF DISSERTATIONS<br />
IN THE HISTORY FACULTY, CAMBRIDGE<br />
LENGTH<br />
OCTOBER 2010<br />
The dissertation must be between 20,000 and 25,000 words. The word limit includes appendices but<br />
excludes footnotes, references and bibliography. Statistical tables should be counted as 150 words per<br />
table. Maps, illustrations and other pictorial images count as 0 words. Graphs, if they are the only<br />
representation <strong>of</strong> the data being presented, are to be counted as 150 words. However, if graphs are used as<br />
an illustration <strong>of</strong> statistical data that is also presented elsewhere within the thesis (as a table for instance),<br />
then the graphs count as 0 words. Only under exceptional circumstances will permission be granted to<br />
exceed this limit. CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE A WRITTEN DECLARATION<br />
INDICATING THE NUMBER OF WORDS IN THE DISSERTATION AND TO HAVE THIS<br />
DECLARATION BOUND WITH EACH COPY.<br />
TITLE<br />
A title should be brief and to the point. It should NOT fall into two parts separated by a colon. The title<br />
should approximate a simple statement <strong>of</strong> the subject or contents <strong>of</strong> the dissertation; do not use the<br />
interrogative form. It is advisable to include dates, or some other chronological indication, <strong>of</strong> the time<br />
period covered by the dissertation.<br />
BINDING<br />
Dissertations need not be hard bound and spiral binding is acceptable.<br />
PLAGIARISM<br />
The <strong>History</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> statement on plagiarism can be found at the web address<br />
http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/plagiarism.pdf.<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Graduate Studies Statement for graduate students:<br />
In general, plagiarism can be defined as:<br />
the unacknowledged use <strong>of</strong> the work <strong>of</strong> others as if this were your own original work.<br />
In the context <strong>of</strong> an examination, this amounts to:<br />
passing <strong>of</strong>f the work <strong>of</strong> others as your own to gain unfair advantage.<br />
Such use <strong>of</strong> unfair means will not be tolerated by the University; if detected, the penalty may be severe and<br />
may lead to failure to obtain your degree.<br />
1 The scope <strong>of</strong> plagiarism<br />
a) Plagiarism may be due to:<br />
• Copying (using another person’s language and/or ideas as if they are your own);<br />
• Collusion (where collaboration is concealed or has been expressly forbidden, in<br />
order to gain unfair advantage)<br />
b) Methods include:<br />
• quoting directly another person’s language, data or illustrations without clear<br />
indication that the authorship is not your own and due acknowledgement <strong>of</strong> the<br />
source;<br />
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• paraphrasing the critical work <strong>of</strong> others without due acknowledgement – even if<br />
you change some words or the order <strong>of</strong> the words, this is still plagiarism if you are<br />
using someone else’s original ideas and are not properly acknowledging it;<br />
• using ideas taken from someone else without reference to the originator;<br />
• cutting and pasting from the Internet to make a "pastiche" <strong>of</strong> online sources;<br />
• colluding with another person, including another candidate (other than as might be<br />
permitted for joint project work);<br />
• submitting as part <strong>of</strong> your own report or dissertation someone else’s work without<br />
identifying clearly who did the work (for example, where research has been<br />
contributed by others to a joint project) or submitting work that has been<br />
undertaken in whole or in part by someone else on your behalf (such as employing<br />
a ‘ghost writing service’);<br />
• submitting work you have submitted for a qualification at another institution<br />
without declaring it and clearly indicating the extent <strong>of</strong> overlap;<br />
• deliberately reproducing someone else’s work in a written examination..<br />
c) Plagiarism can occur in respect to all types <strong>of</strong> sources and all media:<br />
• not just text, but also illustrations, musical quotations, computer code etc;<br />
• not just text published in books and journals, but also downloaded from websites<br />
or drawn from other media;<br />
• not just published material but also unpublished works, including lecture handouts<br />
and the work <strong>of</strong> other students.<br />
2 How to avoid plagiarism<br />
The stylistic conventions for different subjects vary and you should consult your course director or<br />
supervisor about the conventions pertaining in your particular subject area. Most courses will issue<br />
written guidance on the relevant scholarly conventions and you are expected to have read and to<br />
follow this advice. However, the main points are:<br />
• when presenting the views and work <strong>of</strong> others, you must give an indication <strong>of</strong> the<br />
source <strong>of</strong> the material; conventions for this vary, but one approach would be to write:<br />
'... as Sharpe (1993) has shown', and give the full details <strong>of</strong> the work quoted in your<br />
bibliography;<br />
• if you quote text verbatim, make this completely evident; again conventions will vary<br />
but you might say: 'The elk is <strong>of</strong> necessity less graceful than the gazelle' (Thompson,<br />
1942, p 46) and give the full details in your bibliography as above;<br />
• if you wish to set out the work <strong>of</strong> another at length so that you can produce a counterargument,<br />
set the quoted text apart from your own text (e.g. by indenting a paragraph)<br />
and identify it in a suitable way (e.g. by using inverted commas and adding a<br />
reference as above). NB long quotations may infringe copyright, which exists for the<br />
life <strong>of</strong> the author plus 70 years.<br />
• if you are copying text, keep a note <strong>of</strong> the author and the reference as you go along,<br />
with the copied text, so that you will not mistakenly think the material to be your own<br />
work when you come back to it in a few weeks' time;<br />
• if you reproduce an illustration or include someone else's data in a graph or table,<br />
include the reference to the original work in the legend, e.g. '(figure redrawn from<br />
Webb, 1976)' or '( 1 = data from Webb, 1976);<br />
• if you wish to collaborate with another person on your project, you should check with<br />
your supervisor whether this might be allowed and then seek permission (for research<br />
degrees, the permission <strong>of</strong> the Board <strong>of</strong> Graduate Studies must be sought);<br />
• if you have been authorised to work together with another candidate or other<br />
researchers, you must acknowledge their contribution fully in your introductory<br />
section. If there is likely to be any doubt as to who contributed which parts <strong>of</strong> the<br />
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work, you should make this clear in the text wherever necessary, e.g. 'I am grateful to<br />
A. Smith for analysing the sodium content <strong>of</strong> these samples';<br />
• be especially careful if cutting and pasting work from electronic media; do not fail to<br />
attribute the work to its source. If authorship <strong>of</strong> the electronic source is not given, ask<br />
yourself whether it is worth copying.<br />
3 The Golden Rule:<br />
TRANSLATION<br />
The examiners must be in no doubt as to which parts <strong>of</strong> your work are your own<br />
original work and which are the rightful property <strong>of</strong> someone else.<br />
Direct quotations from primary sources (manuscript or print) and from any secondary source in a foreign<br />
language must be translated. The dissertation writer, in consultation with the supervisor, can choose<br />
whether to quote the original source in the text with translation in the notes, or the other way round,<br />
provided both are there. If the source is summarised or paraphrased in English in the text, it is sufficient<br />
simply to give the reference.<br />
THE TYPESCRIPT<br />
We do not give guidance on the preparation <strong>of</strong> a typescript, on bibliographies and footnoting. There will<br />
be a two-hour class on footnoting and preparing a bibliography, at which you will be given samples<br />
showing various ways <strong>of</strong> doing these. There are a number <strong>of</strong> acceptable conventions that you can use; the<br />
main principle is to be consistent. Choose your system and stick to it. There are, however, certain<br />
conventions that you must observe. These will be explained to you in the class. If you are in doubt as to<br />
which convention to employ, always seek the advice <strong>of</strong> your Supervisor.<br />
One helpful source <strong>of</strong> very detailed guidance on all aspects <strong>of</strong> bibliographical style and other conventions,<br />
such as abbreviations, spelling, capitalization, etc., is the style guide <strong>of</strong> the MHRA (Modern Humanities<br />
Research Association), available as a PDF download:<br />
www.mhra.org.uk/Publications/Books/StyleGuide/download.shtm/<br />
See, for example, sections 2 (Spelling), 3 (Abbreviations), 4 (Punctuation), 9 (Footnotes and endnotes), 10<br />
(References)<br />
Always make regular backups <strong>of</strong> your computer files, as well as hard copy print-outs.<br />
Have your dissertation printed on one side <strong>of</strong> A4 paper (on a laser printer or a good inkjet printer). You<br />
may wish to make use <strong>of</strong> the laser printing facilities provided in the <strong>Faculty</strong>'s Graduate Research Room.<br />
You must submit two bound copies <strong>of</strong> your dissertation and a CD electronic version.<br />
Use footnotes rather than endnotes.<br />
Leave margins <strong>of</strong> at least 1½ inches (40mm) at the top, the left and the foot, and 1 inch (25mm) at the<br />
right.<br />
Everything in the main text should be one-and-a-half spaced, except indented quotations and footnotes (at<br />
the foot <strong>of</strong> the page) which should be single-spaced. Double-spacing is allowable but one-and-a-half<br />
spacing is now preferred.<br />
There is no prescribed typeface but it is strongly recommended that the candidate should use simple<br />
classical typefaces (such as Times Roman or Courier). Use 11pt or 12 pt for the body <strong>of</strong> the text and 10 pt<br />
or 11 pt for footnotes.<br />
Modern word-processing programmes are capable <strong>of</strong> producing accents and non-roman characters, as well<br />
as printing mathematical symbols and equations. Candidates are advised to use such word-processing<br />
packages but in the case <strong>of</strong> rare languages the appropriate fonts may not be available, in which case handwritten<br />
additions to the typed texts are allowed. See that any handwriting is entirely legible, and that<br />
subscripts and superscripts are clearly positioned.<br />
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HEADINGS<br />
Do not use more than three kinds <strong>of</strong> headings within a chapter; the more kinds there are, the more difficult<br />
it will be for the reader to distinguish one grade from another.<br />
ABBREVIATIONS<br />
A list <strong>of</strong> the abbreviations used in the text and the footnotes should be placed at the beginning <strong>of</strong> the thesis,<br />
after the preface. This list is also excluded from the total word count.<br />
TABLES<br />
Tables may be typed on separate sheets or in the text. Tables <strong>of</strong> more than four lines should be numbered<br />
and referred to in the text by number rather than ‘as follows’. Do check your tables carefully. Are they in<br />
the form that the reader will find most helpful? Will the reader be able to compare one set <strong>of</strong> values with<br />
another? Are all units, percentages and totals identified? Do the totals tally with the individual values?<br />
Are the sources given in the same form for each table? In case <strong>of</strong> doubt, consult your Supervisor. If you<br />
are using a word processor, you may find that such tables are better typed separately. Unless you are<br />
sufficiently skilled, you may waste a lot <strong>of</strong> time trying to put them through a computer. Tables in the<br />
dissertation, as well as Maps, are counted as the equivalent <strong>of</strong> 150 words each.<br />
FOOTNOTES - IN GENERAL<br />
Footnotes must not be used to circumvent the word limit either in an essay or the dissertation. Students can<br />
expect to be severely penalised for abusing the proper use <strong>of</strong> footnotes in this way. Normally the penalty<br />
will be a deduction <strong>of</strong> up to 5 marks from the essay or dissertation, but in severe cases the essay or<br />
dissertation may be marked as failed.<br />
Wherever possible, footnotes must be confined to references only. The expanding <strong>of</strong> footnotes to include<br />
lengthy digressive notes and other footnotes that are not directly relevant to the actual content <strong>of</strong> the thesis<br />
itself will not be accepted.<br />
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APPENDIX D:<br />
MPHIL DISSERTATIONS DEPOSITED IN THE SEELEY LIBRARY<br />
From 2001-02 some outstanding Part 1 essays have also been deposited in the Seeley Library, both because<br />
<strong>of</strong> the importance <strong>of</strong> their contents, and as examples <strong>of</strong> good essays. Please ask to see these at the Seeley<br />
Library’s Central Desk.<br />
AUTHOR DISSERTATION TITLE DATE<br />
ALEXANDER, A Continuity and discontinuity in annalistic writing at 2005<br />
Saint-Wandrille and Jumieges in the late Carolingian and<br />
early Norman period.<br />
ALLEN, J. 1369-1382: A Domestic Power Vacuum? 1997<br />
ALOISIO, M. ‘“Development” and “under-development” in the thirteenth- 1997<br />
century Sardinian economy’.<br />
AMORY, P.H. Perceptions <strong>of</strong> ethnicity in 5th and 6th-century Burgundy. 1991<br />
ARMSTRONG, J.W. Kinship and Violence on the Anglo-Scottish Border 2002<br />
c.1399-1455.<br />
BARRIE, A.J. Towards a redefinition <strong>of</strong> church-leper relations in the 1994<br />
Central Middle Ages.<br />
BILLET, The Muchelney Breviary and Anglo-Saxon Monastic Liturgy 2003<br />
in the Eleventh Century<br />
BOBRYCKI, S Perceptions and assertions <strong>of</strong> kingship in a ninth-century 2008<br />
Frankish archbishop's book<br />
BOYCE, J.<br />
Anastasius Bibliothecarius (c.811/812-879) and Western<br />
Attitudes to Byzantium. 2000<br />
BRIGGS, C Credit and debt in Medieval Cambridgeshire: Oakington, 1998<br />
Cottenham and Dry Drayton, 1291-1348.<br />
BRISTOW, G Government and Political Society in Sussex, c.1437-1461. 1999<br />
BROSH, M. Reflections <strong>of</strong> Jewish Polemics against Christianity in the 1997<br />
Ritual Murder Legends <strong>of</strong> Adam <strong>of</strong> Bristol and Hugh <strong>of</strong><br />
Lincoln.<br />
BROWN, L. The Yorkist Justification <strong>of</strong> Edward IV's Usurpation 1461-71. 2000<br />
BROWN, S<br />
The village elite before and after the Black Death on the<br />
manor <strong>of</strong> Elton, Huntingdonshire, 1279-1432. 1999<br />
BROWNER, J.A. The Great Army in Anglo-Saxon England and the Frankish 1990<br />
kingdoms, 865-896.<br />
CHIDEOCK, C. Developments in ideas about crusading to the East between 1997<br />
1150 and 1198.<br />
CLARK, F. Dares Phrygius and Classical Compilations in the High Middle 2009<br />
Ages<br />
CLEMENT, C.<br />
Male and female monastic economy in late medieval<br />
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Lincolnshire: a quantitative assessment 2005<br />
COFFIN, B.P The Church and Royal Government in Seventh and Eighth 2003<br />
Century Francia and England<br />
CURTIS, D. A comparative study <strong>of</strong> the impact <strong>of</strong> social structure and 2009<br />
tenure on nucleated and dispersed settlement in eight<br />
Cambridgeshire parishes, 1275-1340<br />
DALLI, C. Malta in the ‘Regno’. 1992<br />
DAL SANTO, M.<br />
DAVIS, J.<br />
The narrative function <strong>of</strong> the Diologues <strong>of</strong> Pope Gregory the<br />
Great and their evidence for cultural exchange between East<br />
And West in the late sixth century 2005<br />
The Smuggling, Dissemination and Burning <strong>of</strong> Heretical<br />
Books, 1470-1540. 1997<br />
DEEMING, H.L. The Religious Patronage <strong>of</strong> Fourteenth Century Widows 2001<br />
DODD, G. Central government and local rule. 1994<br />
DOHERTY, H.<br />
The Maintenance <strong>of</strong> Royal power and prestige in the<br />
Carolingian Regnum <strong>of</strong> Aquitaine under Louis the Pious. 1997<br />
DORIN, R Savonese Trade in the Mediterranean, 1100-1250 2008<br />
EHLERS, A.<br />
ELIOTT<br />
LOCKHART, R.A.<br />
EVANS, R.J.<br />
Mission and Crusade on the Last Pagan Frontier. The<br />
Teutonic Knights and Lithuania from the Late Thirteenth<br />
to the Late Fourteenth Century. 1996<br />
The Study <strong>of</strong> the Artes in England before and after the<br />
Norman Conquest: the Manuscript Evidence. 2002<br />
The cartulary <strong>of</strong> the commander <strong>of</strong> Riverenches,<br />
c.1136-c.1151. 1995<br />
FAULKNER, T. Lex Riburaria 2005<br />
FEDORENKO, G<br />
FLATLEY, H<br />
The evidence <strong>of</strong> Cambridge University Library manuscript<br />
Ii.6.24 for perceptions <strong>of</strong> the recent past in Normandy,<br />
c.1215-1275 2008<br />
The Mozarabs <strong>of</strong> Toledo: Religious identity in the Iberian<br />
Peninsula, 1085 - c.1200 2007<br />
FLETCHER,C.D. Perceptions <strong>of</strong> the Masculinity <strong>of</strong> Richard II. 1998<br />
FREEMAN, J The Readership, Uses, and Historiographical Significance <strong>of</strong> 2008<br />
the Polychronicon <strong>of</strong> Ranulph Higden<br />
FROST, S.M. A reassessment <strong>of</strong> the form, function and role <strong>of</strong> 1994<br />
fortification in Anglo-Saxon society.<br />
GABERDIEL, D Representations <strong>of</strong> Muslims and Jews in the Cantigas de 1998<br />
Santa Maria <strong>of</strong> Alfonso X, King <strong>of</strong> Castile and Leōn<br />
GALE, C.S. Delivered to the devil?: St Anselm and his circle on the 1993<br />
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consequences <strong>of</strong> the fall.<br />
GRIFFITHS, F. Women’s piety in transition. 1995<br />
GUNDY, A. Richard Beauchamp, Earl <strong>of</strong> Warwick and the Rule <strong>of</strong> 1996<br />
Worcestershire 1401-39.<br />
HAMES, H.J. The resurgence <strong>of</strong> mysticism in the kingdom <strong>of</strong> Aragon in 1992<br />
the 13th century.<br />
HAWKS, K.R. The fifteenth-century English gentry’s view <strong>of</strong> their past. 1999<br />
HEALE, M. Monastic life at Peterborough Abbey in the Later Middle 1997<br />
Ages.<br />
HEATH, M Bathing for health and pleasure in Medieval Southern Italy. 1999<br />
HEELAN, C Transitions form Carolingian Leadership in the Carolingian 2007<br />
Annals <strong>of</strong> the Later Ninth Century<br />
HELLER, K Wonder in Gervase <strong>of</strong> Tilbury’s Otia Imperialia 2006<br />
HILLIARD, P. Bede’s World Chronicle in De Temporum ratione within the 2004<br />
chronographic and exegetical context <strong>of</strong> Bede’s thought and<br />
influences.<br />
HODGE, J The Place <strong>of</strong> Cambridge, Corpus Christi College Ms. 373 at 2006<br />
the Crossroads <strong>of</strong> Anglo-German Dynastic Historiography<br />
HOLMES, M. Norman Palermo: Conflict and Convivencia in the Central 1997<br />
Mediterranean.<br />
HUMPHRIES, M Iconoclasm and the Cultural Interaction <strong>of</strong> the Three Heirs <strong>of</strong> 2008<br />
Rome<br />
JOHNSON, S.E. Norman charters and ethnicity 1000-1100. 1999<br />
JOHNSON, W. Before the blood libel: Jews in Christian exegesis after the 1994<br />
massacres <strong>of</strong> 1096.<br />
KEMP, T. Ideas <strong>of</strong> Government and Governance in the Paston Letters, 2009<br />
1448-1471<br />
KEMPTON, A Scandinavian Crusading against Slavs and Muslims 1147-1169 2007<br />
KIM, A. Anselm and the doctrine <strong>of</strong> the redemption. 1997<br />
KOLAROVA, L, Transmission and Dissemination <strong>of</strong> Carolingian annals. 1995<br />
KOSTO, A.J. Hostages in English law, 1066-1154. 1990<br />
LAMB, S. Representations and Perceptions <strong>of</strong> Vikings in Anglo- 2005<br />
Saxon England<br />
LAMM, S. Poetry as a means <strong>of</strong> disseminating anti-Jewish ideas in 2004<br />
the Twelfth-Century Latin West.<br />
LEE, W A Comparative Study <strong>of</strong> Cases involving Treason and 1999<br />
Conspiracy during the Reigns <strong>of</strong> Edward II and Richard II<br />
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LICENCE, T.O The Spiritual Appeal <strong>of</strong> the Military Orders 2003<br />
LOWER, M.T.R. Louis IX’s crusading expedition <strong>of</strong> 1270 to Tunis. 1994<br />
MARTINEZ, A. Palatinate Administration and Local Society in Lancashire 2005<br />
under the Lancastrian Kings<br />
MCNICHOL, J.J Charlemagne’s Lex Salica Karolina 2003<br />
MEEDER, S The spread and reception <strong>of</strong> the Collectio Canonum 2006<br />
Hibernensis on the continent before the tenth century<br />
MERRILLS, A. The Religious Impulse in the Writing <strong>of</strong> Venantius 1997<br />
Fortunatus.<br />
MEYER, H The role <strong>of</strong> women in the Anglo-Jewish family and wider 2006<br />
community, c.1190-c.1290<br />
MILLER, D.J. The development <strong>of</strong> the ‘ritual murder’ accusation in the 1991<br />
12th and 13th centuries and its relationship to the changing<br />
attitudes <strong>of</strong> Christians towards Jews.<br />
MOORE, T.K. The Level <strong>of</strong> Knightly Support for Simon de Montfort and 2001<br />
the Baronial Reform Movement <strong>of</strong> 1258-65 in Essex<br />
MORRIS, J The impact <strong>of</strong> The Hundred Years War on elite society and 2008<br />
government in Warwickshire and Worcestershire c. 1331-1368<br />
MORTIMER, A.E. The Residences <strong>of</strong> the Nobility and Gentry in the Midlands 2001<br />
c.1370-1485: Status, Mentality and Politics<br />
NADER, M. Venetian settlement in Crete and Latin Palestine. 1995<br />
O’DALY, I. John <strong>of</strong> Salisbury’s Political Thought and its Ciceronian 2005<br />
antecedent<br />
O’MALLEY, G.J. The English and the Levant in the 15th century. 1994<br />
OSOWIECKI, M Government and Local Society in Kent c.1437-1450. 1999<br />
PACKWOOD, A.G. The Teutonic knights in the Latin Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Jerusalem, 1990<br />
1198-1291.<br />
PALMER, E.<br />
Bishop Reginald Pecock: Academic Theology for a Popular<br />
Audience 2001<br />
PALMER, J.T. The 'Vita Anskarii' and the Failure <strong>of</strong> the Ninth Century 2000<br />
Missions to Scandinavia.<br />
PATON, D.M Conceptions <strong>of</strong> the Natural World in the Chronicles <strong>of</strong> 2003<br />
Matthew Parris<br />
PHILLIPS, J.L. The Ideology <strong>of</strong> Rebellion Among the Lower Orders, 2001<br />
1450-1497<br />
PILBROW, F Chivalry and Kingship in Lancastrian and Yorkist England. 1999<br />
PIXNER, W. Foreign Relations and Internal and External Power in the 1996<br />
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Reign <strong>of</strong> Charlemagne.<br />
POLLARD, R Ravennese Erudition and Politics in Agnellus’ Liber Pontificalis 2006<br />
PÖSSEL, C The Itinerant Kingship <strong>of</strong> Louis the Pious. 1999<br />
POTTER, J. The earliest narratives <strong>of</strong> the foundation <strong>of</strong> the Abbey <strong>of</strong> Bec. 1992<br />
PRICE, J. The Enforcement <strong>of</strong> the Crusading Vow during the 1996<br />
Pontificate <strong>of</strong> Innocent III 1198-1216.<br />
RACCAGNI, G. The Role <strong>of</strong> Hildebrand, Cardinal <strong>of</strong> the Basilica <strong>of</strong> the XII 2002<br />
Apostles and Papal Legate, in the Struggle between Alexander<br />
III and Frederick Barbarossa.<br />
REYNOLDS, M.T. René <strong>of</strong> Anjou, titular King <strong>of</strong> Sicily, and the Order <strong>of</strong> the 1991<br />
‘Croissant’.<br />
RHYMER, L. The Political Career <strong>of</strong> the Duke <strong>of</strong> glocester c.1413-1410 2005<br />
RIST, R.A.C. The Development <strong>of</strong> the Idea <strong>of</strong> Crusade by the Papacy in 2000<br />
the Twelfth Century.<br />
ROWLAND, D The Publication and Reception <strong>of</strong> Parliamentary Business, 2007<br />
1461 to c.1485<br />
ST JOHN, G. Edward III and the use <strong>of</strong> political dissent in France c. 1330- 2005<br />
1360<br />
SAKELLARIOU, E. The Angevins and the Morea, with special reference to Nicola 1991<br />
Acciaiuoli.<br />
SAWTELL, D The Role <strong>of</strong> the Church in the Reign <strong>of</strong> Edward II 2003<br />
SHARPLES, E Artistic Representations <strong>of</strong> the Last Judgement in Late Medieval 2007<br />
England<br />
SMITH, C.A. Crusade and chivalry in Jean de Joinville’s Vie de Saint Louis 1999<br />
SOMFAI, A. The organic analogy: a comparison <strong>of</strong> its secular with its 1992<br />
ecclesiastical use in the 12th century Europe, with special<br />
reference to John <strong>of</strong> Salisbury.<br />
SORENSEN, S.W. The import and distribution <strong>of</strong> silk. 1995<br />
SOWDER, C.M. Female Sanctity in the Carolingian Period 2001<br />
SOYER, F.J.F The Social Status <strong>of</strong> Muslims in the Christian Kingdom 2003<br />
<strong>of</strong> Leon, Castile and Portugal (1100-1300)<br />
SPANGLER, E.C.<br />
Capetian Queenship and Family Role in the Second Half <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Thirteenth Century. 2002<br />
STANTON, C. From Conqueror to Count: Roger Hauteville’s journey to 2005<br />
Legitimacy<br />
STEAD, N. Politics, Sanctity and the Idea <strong>of</strong> Empire during the Reign 1997<br />
<strong>of</strong> Louis the Pious.<br />
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STONE, L The Glossa Ordinaria on the Jews' role in Christ's Passion 2008<br />
and twelfth-century Christian-Jewish relations<br />
STONE, R.S. Scholars and warriors at the Carolingian Court. 1999<br />
THOMPSON, A<br />
TILL, D.C.L<br />
Exegesis and Reform: Robert <strong>of</strong> Tomberlaine’s Commentary<br />
on the Song <strong>of</strong> Songs 2006<br />
Aristocracy and Royal Power in Late Ninth and<br />
Early Tenth-Century West Francia 2003<br />
TILLOTSON, M.C Frankish Diplomatic Relations in the Reign <strong>of</strong> Louis the 2003<br />
Pious<br />
VAN ESPELO, D The representations <strong>of</strong> the papacy in the Codex epistolaris 2007<br />
carolinus in the Carolingian period<br />
VERTANNES, B. The Legacy <strong>of</strong> the Maccabees in Twelfth and Early 2009<br />
Thirteenth-Century Crusading Ideology<br />
VINTEN, J.L.W. Roman to Anglo-Saxon threads <strong>of</strong> continuity <strong>of</strong> church 1991<br />
siting in lowland Britain from the 4th to the 7th centuries.<br />
TEPPERMAN, H.I. Giordano de Rivalto and membership in the church. 1995<br />
WARD, R. Chantries and their founders in late medieval Norwich. 1994<br />
WATKINS, C. Political miracles in central medieval English chronicles. 1994<br />
WEBSTER, P. Richard II and the English Saints. 2002<br />
WESTERVELT, T. The Woodvilles in the second reign <strong>of</strong> Edward IV 1471-83. 1997<br />
WILD, R.B. Identity and Community in Anglo-Saxon England, 970-1031, 2001<br />
with particular reference to Winchester and Ely.<br />
WOODBURN, S. William <strong>of</strong> Newburgh on the kings <strong>of</strong> England. 1991<br />
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