Module Identifier HYM1230  
Module Title EARLY BRITISH HISTORY  
Academic Year 2001/2002  
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 Essay   2 essays   50%  
  Exam   3 Hours   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.