2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
HIST2031 The Crusades and Medieval Christendom
20 creditsClass Size: 41
Module manager: Dr James Doherty
Email: j.doherty@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2019/20
This module is approved as a discovery module
Module summary
We shall examine the Crusading movement in the thirteenth century, looking both at various Crusades and the surviving Crusading states in the Middle East, and the expansion of the Crusading ideal to encompass military expectations against non-Christians in other regions on the periphery of Christendom, and against schismatics and heretics within Christendom. We shall examine the reason for, and some of the consequences of, the destruction of the Crusaders states in Syria in 1291.Objectives
By the end of this module students should be able to:- analyse and understand one of the most significant episodes in the history of medieval society;
- analyse the conflict and interaction of two distinct and separate cultures and value systems;
- analyse the development of the concept of 'Holy War' in relation to the changing circumstances of the 13th century;
- compare and contrast the development of different colonial societies in the High Middle Ages;
- develop an understanding of the use of original sources for medieval history.
Skills outcomes
Enhances Common Skills listed below:
- High-level skills in oral and written communication of complex ideas.
- Independence of mind and self-discipline and self-direction to work effectively under own initiative.
- Ability to locate, handle and synthesize large amounts of information.
- Capacity to employ analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to engage constructively with the ideas of their peers, tutors and published sources.
- Empathy and active engagement with alternative cultural contexts.
Syllabus
The module will analyse and examine the later Crusades up to the final collapse of the Crusader states in 1291, and the various proposals for the revival of the Crusade in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. The society of the Crusader states in its later stages will also be examined, within a comparative framework, incorporating study of Crusader Cyprus, the Latin Empire of Constantinople, and the successful Crusades in Spain and the Baltic.
Changes in the Islamic world of the Near East in the face of the Crusades will also be studied; as will the development of the Crusading concept to incorporate both Spain and the Baltic and Crusades against Christians.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
Tutorial | 9 | 1.00 | 9.00 |
Private study hours | 180.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 20.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
- Exam preparation; researching, preparing, and writing assignments- Undertaking set reading
- Self-directed reading around the topic.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Contributions to class discussions, an assessed exercise or exercises worth 10% of module marks, an assessed essay.Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Essay | One 2,000 word assessed essay to be delivered by 12 noon Monday of Week 8 | 40.00 |
Oral Presentation | Oral contribution | 10.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50.00 |
10% oral presentation is redone with 'an equivalent written exercise'
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 50.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50.00 |
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 websiteLast updated: 30/04/2019
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