Europe in the High Middle Ages (HIST7404)
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
3 Contact hours
Incompatible
HS202, HIST2615, HIST3404
Assessment methods
2 assignments and participation
Course enquiries
Dr K Rennie
This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.
Course description
This course examines the history of Europe in the High Middle Ages, with a particular concentration on the regions of modern-day France, Spain, Italy, England, Germany, and the Low Countries. Our focus will be on various personalities and ideas that contributed to the shaping of Christendom ¿ the political, cultural and geographical identity on which modern-day `Europe¿ was founded. The subjects we will examine include feudalism, state formation, Church Reform, monasticism, the Crusading movement, the Twelfth-Century Renaissance, urbanization, and law.