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131-142 Medieval Warfare: Agincourt to Flodden | |
Note | This subject is available to all students taking Fourth Year Honours in Art History, Classics and Archaeology, English, History, Music, or Philosophy. Students from departments other than history must obtain written permission from the honours coordinator form their department before enrolling in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr B Collett |
Prerequisites | Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma or Fourth Year Honours in one of the participating departments above or permission of the subject coordinator. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Subject Description | This is a study in conflict. Against a background of the Christian Crusades, this subject explores the political and social context of wars in late medieval Europe, and the ways they were conducted. Using primary sources, late medieval concepts of honour, warfare and the notion of the 'just war' will be examined. While the topics under consideration are frequently military, they also provide a window into social history, architecture, medical history, and the political uses of history as propaganda. Students will examine current trends in historiography in order to place the primary sources in a contemporary theoretical perspective and, as a result, should develop an understanding of war as much more than that which occurs on the battlefield. |
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