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2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

HIST5870M Christian Society and the Crusades, 1185-1230

30 creditsClass Size: 10

Module manager: Dr Guy Perry
Email: G.J.M.Perry@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Module replaces

HIST5420 The Crusader States 1097-1187

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module examines the consequences for the Crusading movement of the fall of Jerusalem to the Muslims in 1187, the various attempts to recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land, either directly or indirectly (through Egypt) until the Holy City's eventual recovery through diplomacy in 1229. But it also examines the expansion of the Crusading idea during these years in Spain and the Baltic (this was a crucial period for the development of the Crusade in both these regions), and in Crusades against heretics and political opponents of the papacy, and how such developments were envisaged and justified. A close examination of relevant primary sources will be an integral part of the module. There will be opportunities to develop aspects of this module for dissertations as part of the MA.

Objectives

On completion of this module students will be able to:

(1) understand the significance of the Crusade in medieval society
(2) understand the interaction between different concepts of the Crusade
(3) understand the interaction between different geographical areas of Latin Christendom
(4) develop skills of analysis and comparative evaluation of a diverse range of contemporary narrative sources.

Syllabus

- The crisis of 1186/7 and the fall of the Crusader States
- The Third, Fourth and Fifth Crusades - context and consequences
- The crusade in Spain and the Baltic
- The papacy and the Crusade
- Frederick II and the Crusade.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Seminar112.0022.00
Private study hours278.00
Total Contact hours22.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)300.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

11 x 2 hour classess, 2 x 3,000 word assessments.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Essay1 x 3,000 word assessed essay to be submitted Monday of week 1050.00
Essay1 x 3,000 word assessed essay to be submitted Monday of exam week 250.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 17/07/2017

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