Medieval Europe 1250-1500

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Contents 1 Lectures 1.1 Michaelmas Term 1.2 Hilary Term 1.3 Trinity Term 2 Tutorial Work 3 Tutorial Assignments 4 Essays 5 Past Papers

Lectures

• Course Handbook

Michaelmas Term

• Overview: Crisis of feudalism
• Kingship
• Government and justice
• Expansion of Capetian Power
• Hundred Years' War
• Louis XI and the recovery of France
• The Three Edwards
• Depositions
• Concepts of kingship
• The Great Famine

Hilary Term

Trinity Term

Tutorial Work

Tutorial Assignments

• Inquisitional Documents of Jaques Fournier

submitted by Justin Hall - 68%

• The Trial of Jeanne la Pucelle

submitted by Felix Sherrington-Kendall - 64%

Essays

• The Popes of Avignon: Exercising Traditional Papal Policy in Captivity

submitted by Justin Hall - 60%

• Why did it prove so difficult to reach a satisfactory peace settlement in the conflict between England and France?

submitted by Felix Sherrington-Kendall - 65%

Past Papers

This is a very loose breakdown of which topics have come up over the previous years. Potentially contains errors and plenty of questions open to wide interpretation, but might prove useful for guessing topics: download here.

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