| Module Identifier | HYM1230 | ||
| Module Title | EARLY BRITISH HISTORY | ||
| Academic Year | 2000/2001 | ||
| Co-ordinator | Dr Lesley Abrams | ||
| Semester | Available Semesters 1 And 2 | ||
| Other staff | Professor Patrick Sims-Williams | ||
| Course delivery | Seminar | 12 Hours (6 x 2 hours) | |
| Assessment | Exam | 3 Hours | 50% |
| Essay | 2 essays | 50% | |
Brief description
This course focuses on the available written sources and related issues for the history of Britain from the fifth to the eighth century: chronicles, correspondence, hagiography, inspections, and charters supplement the major narrative works of Gildas and Bede.