HYM2P10 - ADMINISTRATIVE AND HISTORICAL STUDIES

Module Identifier

HYM2P10

Module Title

ADMINISTRATIVE AND HISTORICAL STUDIES

Academic Year

2005/2006

Co-ordinator

Dr Susan J Davies

Semester

Semester 1

Course delivery

Seminars / Tutorials

Lecture

10 lectures x 1 hour

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	3,000 word Essay	100%

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students will be able to:

understand the principle administrative developments from medieval times to the 17th century;
grasp the range and nature of records produced;
study examples of such records, know which have generally survived, and where they can be found;
critically appraise the evidential use of such documentary sources as part of historical scholarship and for other purposes

Brief description

Within a survey approach, and concentraning on post-Conquest developments, this module considers the administrative structures of government and other organisations that generated substantial ranges and series of records from medieval times to the seventeenth century, and demonstrates the continuing history of offices and institutions which originate in the middle ages and evolve through modern times. It therefore provides a framework of knowledge for the Sudy of Records, and Palaeography and Diplomatic modules.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Consultation
Clanchy, M. T (1992) From Memory to Written Record 2nd. Blackwell
Chrimes, S. B (1959) An Introduction to the Admin. Hist. of Medieval England Oxford
Elton, G. R (1969) The Sources of History: England 1200-1640 Cambridge
Grant, R (1991) The Royal Forests of England Stroud
Galbraith, V. H (1934) An Introduction to the Use of the Public Records Oxford
Harding, A (1973) The Law Courts of Medieval England London
Lawes, A (1998) The Strongbox of the Empire PRO
Owen, D. M (1970) The Records of the Established Church in England BRA
Riden, Ph (1987) Record Sources for Local History Batsford
Rowlands, J. and Rowlands, S (1998) Welsh Family History: a guide to research Birmingham
Hallam, E. and Prescott, A. (ed.) (1999) The British Inheritance: a Treasury of Historic Documents BL
Bond, M. F (1971) Guide to the Records of Parliament HMSO

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7