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Kings of England, Lords of France: The Angevins - CED00136C

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  • Department: Centre for Lifelong Learning
  • Module co-ordinator: Information currently unavailable
  • Credit value: 10 credits
  • Credit level: C
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Spring Term 2023-24

Module aims

This module aims to explore the political, social and cultural nature of the Angevin Empire, considering that, from Henry II to Henry III, every English monarch faced the political difficulty of being simultaneously a vassal of the king of France. Through the study of primary and secondary sources, the module will enable students to analyse and critically assess historical sources.

Module learning outcomes

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

Subject content

  • Demonstrate a knowledge of the main figures and events of 12th - and 13th - century France and England
  • Analyse the complex relationships between both countries in the historical period.


Academic and graduate skills

  • Assess documents and historiography of different periods critically
  • Deal with academic writing confidently.

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Essay/coursework		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Essay/coursework		 N/A 100

Module feedback

Students will workshop their writing in progress for feedback from one another in a constructively critical atmosphere led by the tutor. In addition they may choose to share their work with one another online for feedback. The tutor will give regular individual verbal and written feedback throughout the module on work created.

The assessment feedback is as per the university's system, written on the relevant documents.

Indicative reading

Bartlett, Robert. England under Norman and Angevin kings. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2000.

Gillingham, John. The Angevin Empire. London: Edward Arnold, 1984.

Mortimer, Richard. Angevin England. Oxford: Blackwell, 1996.


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