Course Details in 2026/27 Session

Module Title	LH Special Subject: 1066, 1099: Chronicling Conquest on the Frontiers of Medieval Europe: A
School	History and Cultures
Department	History
Module Code	09 36066
Module Lead	Simon Yarrow
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites	LH Special Subject: 1066, 1099: Chronicling Conquest on the Frontiers of Medieval Europe: B - (09 36067)
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Seminar-30 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module (and its co-requisite) will allow students to study a historical theme or area in great depth, under the guidance of an individual member of staff drawing on both secondary sources (i.e. books and articles) and primary sources (documents, newspapers etc), both published and unpublished. The module will allow students to study an aspect of history in detail and gain a fuller understanding of how different types of source material inform the historical process. Module Summary: In September 1066 an army of warriors from Normandy crossed the Channel and embarked on the conquest and colonisation of England; thirty years later, an army of crusaders from across Latin Europe set out to reclaim the Holy Land for Christendom, culminating in the capture of Jerusalem in July 1099. Both these events prompted an immediate and sustained outpouring of historical writing, as participants and observers alike sought to make sense of and celebrate the conquerors’ achievements. In this module students will explore the theory and practice of medieval historiography through analysis of a range of narrative histories produced in the wake of the conquests of England in 1066 and of the Holy Land in 1099. During the Autumn term you will be introduced to our canon of texts, finding out about our authors, the educational backgrounds they shared, and the institutions and environments in which they produced their works; and about the subject matter, genre, and rhetorical features of their texts, and the audiences at which they were aimed. In the Spring term we shall then look at key historical moments and themes treated across the range of these sources, doing close readings of particular texts, and investigating their reception in subsequent moments of historiographical reflection.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Analyse and appraise key events and historical processes relevant to the subject under scrutiny; Analyse and evaluate a wide range of relevant primary source material; Critically evaluate the historiographical context and trends of the subject under exploration; Summarise and evaluate the subject material with clarity and confidence, in writing.
Assessment	36066-02 : Individual presentation : Presentation (50%) 36066-03 : Essay : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 2,000-word essay (50%) and 1 x 10-minute individual presentations (50%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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