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Medieval history (V150): Historical studies of the period 600-1500 AD.

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Document Assignment questions on King John, Magna Carta and the Community of the Realm

Assignment questions from the course King John, Magna Carta and the Community of the Realm. Including an option of a book review, oral...

Assignment, Essay questions view
Document Magna Carta reading list

Reading list for the course King John, Magna Carta and the Community of the Realm

Church-State Relations, Monarchy, Kingship, Nobility, Charters, Civil War, Historical Reputation, Historiography view
Document Document based exercises for a course on King John, Magna Carta and the Community of the Realm

A selection of exercises to be done in conjunction with the primary sources indicated for a course on King John, Magna Carta and the Community of...

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Link The Magna Carta 1215

A copy of the Magna Carta of 1215 which includes a photo of the original and a full transcript of the document which was signed under duress by...

Thirteenth century, Legal system, legal history, English history, Middle ages, History view
Link Manuscripts Online

Manuscripts Online brings to life early printed primary sources of medieval Britain, giving online access to written materials from 1000 to 1500....

Manuscripts, Early Medieval, History, Anglo-Saxon, Early Middle Ages view
Link Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies

This graduate journal, sponsored by the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies,...

History view
Course King John, Magna Carta and the Community of the Realm

When King John died in 1216 chroniclers believed that he went to Hell. This course seeks to discover the reasons for John's reputation, and to...

Monarchy, Kingship, Nobility, Church-State Relations, Charters, Civil War, Historical Reputation, Historiography view
Video File Video 10 (trimmed).mp4

Royalty and inheritance in the twelfth century.

Church-State Relations, Monarchy, Kingship, Nobility, Charters, Civil War, Historical Reputation, Historiography view
Video File Video 11 (trimmed).mp4

How did John's formative years build up to his accession to the monarchy?

Church-State Relations, Monarchy, Kingship, Nobility, Charters, Civil War, Historical Reputation, Historiography view
Video File VID00013.mp4

A short introductory video clip, suggesting some of the questions about King John that the course will be addressing.

Monarchy, Kingship, Nobility, Church-State Relations, Charters, Civil War, Historical Reputation, Historiography view
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