Module Information
Module Identifier
HYM2730
Module Title
MEDIEVAL LONDON, C. 1350 - 1550
Academic Year
2012/2013
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Other Staff
Course Delivery
Assessment
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Brief description
Academic rationale of the proposal:
This module provides an extra British and urban history dimension to the current modules on offer to those students following the Medieval Britain and Europe pathway.
Brief Description:
This module will explore the topographical, political, social and economic development of London, the (sometimes fraught) relations between the city and the crown, the governance of London, and the role of the church in the capital. A wealth of documentary and archaeological material survives from London, and will allow students to investigate different aspects life in the medieval city.
Content:
Introductory Seminar
1. Shaping the city: the secular and religious topography of London
2. Governing London
3. Guilds and Companies
4. Trade and economic development
5. Social structures
6. Religion
Individual tutorials for pre-essay preparation and feedback (2hrs)
This module provides an extra British and urban history dimension to the current modules on offer to those students following the Medieval Britain and Europe pathway.
Brief Description:
This module will explore the topographical, political, social and economic development of London, the (sometimes fraught) relations between the city and the crown, the governance of London, and the role of the church in the capital. A wealth of documentary and archaeological material survives from London, and will allow students to investigate different aspects life in the medieval city.
Content:
Introductory Seminar
1. Shaping the city: the secular and religious topography of London
2. Governing London
3. Guilds and Companies
4. Trade and economic development
5. Social structures
6. Religion
Individual tutorials for pre-essay preparation and feedback (2hrs)
Reading List
General TextThrupp, Sylvia. (1948.) The merchant class of mediaeval London, 1300-1500 /by Sylvia L. Thrupp. Revised edition available in NLW University of Chicago Press Primo search Essential Reading
Barron, Caroline M. (2004) London in the Later Middle Ages: Government and People 1200-1500 OUP Primo search Davies, M. and Prescott, A., eds. (2008) London and the Kingdom Essays on specific subjects are highlighted in seminar bibliographies Shaun Tyas Primo search Schofield, John (1994) The Building of London (Revised edition) British Museum Press Primo search Williams, Gwyn A. (1970.) Medieval London :from commune to capital /by Gwyn A. Williams. Paperback ed., with corrections. Athlone Press Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7