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4.3 Option 3 - England in the Later Middle Ages c.1200-1500 Prof M C Carpenter, Dr A Sapoznik and others 4.3.1 Option Outline This option is designed for those interested in the history of later medieval Britain. It provides a survey of different areas of late medieval life in Britain (mostly England) as a background to your further research. The latter will always require a general knowledge of economic, social and cultural, political, administrative and religious/ecclesiastical history whatever particular topic is subsequently pursued. (Please note that all the classes listed below, apart from those specifically listed as optional, are compulsory.) 4.3.2 Subject Classes The core of the taught part of the course is a series of eight classes, each one of approximately two hours. Each class is concerned with a specific theme in the history of late-medieval England. For each class a reading list will be handed out in advance. This will include primary sources as well as secondary reading, and one of the aims of the classes will be to familiarise you with some of the main sources for the period. Moreover, to give you some additional Latin practice, some of this source material will be in the original Latin. You will be expected to have read this material before the class. The reading list for the first class will be issued at the induction session. As the course progresses, you may be asked to produce a short paper for a class. The outline timetable for the classes, which take place on Thursdays between 2 and 4 pm is as follows: Venues: Prof M C Carpenter, Dr A Ruddick and Dr A Sapoznik: Faculty of History, Seminar Room 8 Dr C Watkins (2 Dec): Room 2, Old Lodge, Magdalene College 4 October Introductory Session (after Induction Meeting) Prof M C Carpenter 14 October Politics Prof M C Carpenter 21 October Central Government Prof M C Carpenter 28 October Local government and the Law Prof M C Carpenter 4 November Demography Dr A Sapoznik 11 November The Manor Dr A Sapoznik 18 November Towns Dr A Sapoznik 25 November National Identity Dr A Ruddick 2 December Religion Dr C Watkins 11
4.3.3 Auxiliary Skills You must attend Dr Webber’s Outline Palaeography lectures (16 sessions in the Michaelmas Term) and Dr Webber’s Late Medieval Palaeography transcription classes (8 sessions in the Michaelmas Term). The latter will build on your existing knowledge of Latin to familiarise you with the language used in most of the sources you are likely to meet. Dr Webber will, as far as possible, adjust her choice of material to your own research needs and it is therefore important that you give her some idea at an early stage of the general field of your dissertation. An early meeting with your supervisor will enable you to clarify your needs. Students in Option 3 are required to take the Latin test at the start of the course (see 5.2 on Palaeography and 3.3 on Language tuition). For the important classes in Chronology and Codicology, see sections 5.3 and 5.5. Medieval/Anglo-Norman French Some of you may need medieval/Anglo-Norman French in your research. We do not put on a specialist course on this and the most immediate requirement is to be thoroughly familiar with the grammar, syntax and vocabulary of modern French. However, once you have this expertise in the present-day language, the following will help you in reading its medieval form: J.H. Baker, Manual of Law French (1990) offers help with vocabulary and also has an introduction and guidance to further reading (UL Reading Room A785.F206) Anglo-Norman Dictionary, ed. H. Rothwell etc. (1992) (UL Reading Room A785.F201) Old French-English Dictionary, ed. A. Hindley etc. (2000) (UL Reading Room A785.F200) 4.3.4 Examination of the Taught Part of the Course For full details of the examination, see Section 6.0. For Option 3, the requirements for the essay for Part I are that it should be of not more than 5,000 words, excluding footnotes and bibliography, on a subject in the history of Britain between c.1200 and 1500. Those who are intending to use unpublished records in their research should refer to the General Graduate Handbook online. Note also that the National Archives runs Introductory open days, some of them of a specialist nature (see their website) and it would be a good idea to go to one of them before going to the National Archives for research purposes. You should discuss with your supervisor whether you need to use the National Archives and, if so, when your work there is likely to begin. 12
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