History 5A: History of Early Britain
Schedule of lecture topics, assignments and exams (Fall 2011)
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Week
1 |
Date
8/29 |
Topic
Introduction to Britain and Its Earliest People |
Reading
Ch. 1 |
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2 |
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Monday: Labor Day - No Classes Roman Britain Friday: Last Day to drop with a "W" |
Ch. 2 |
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3 |
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Anglo-Saxon England: Creation of English Monarchy |
Ch. 3, pp. 35-50 |
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4 |
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Anglo-Saxon Enlgand: Government, Society, Culture |
Ch. 3, pp. 50-66 |
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5 |
9/26 |
Norman England |
Ch. 4 |
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6 |
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The Angevins |
Ch. 5 |
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7 |
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The Thirteenth Century |
Ch. 6 |
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8 |
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Fourteenth Century: War and Crisis Thursday: Midterm Exam due |
Ch. 7, pp. 160-172 |
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9 |
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Fourteenth Century: Society and Culture |
Ch. 7, pp. 172-190 |
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10 |
10/31 | Fifteenth Century: Lancaster and York |
Ch. 8 |
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11 |
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The Reign of Henry VII Friday: Veterans Day - No Classes |
Ch. 9 |
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12 |
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War and Reformation Friday: Last Day to Drop with a "W" |
Ch. 10 |
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13 |
11/21 |
Protestant and Catholic Thursday/Friday: Thanksgiving - No Classes |
Ch.11 |
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14 |
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Elizabethan England Thursday: Research Paper due |
Ch. 12 |
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15 |
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Early Stuart England and the English Revolution |
Ch. 13 and Ch. 14 |
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16 |
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Thursday: Final Exam due |
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