EUH 4501— ENGLAND TO 1688

FALL, 2010

SECTION U01 MWF 1:00-1:50

Dr. Jeremy Rowan

Office: DM 399
Office Hours: MW 3:00-4:00
Office Phone: (305) 348-4791
E-mail: rowanj@fiu.edu

Course Description: This survey course traces (and analyzes) the political, social, economic, and
cultural history of the peoples of the British Isles, paying special attention to the “English.”

Course Objectives: EUH 4501 aims

1. To trace and analyze the development of Medieval and Early Modern “English” political
institutions, society, and culture.

2. To enhance student writing skills through the preparation of written assignments and essay
exams.

3. To foster additional student skills through the use of a variety of learning methods in the
areas of:
a. note taking in a classroom lecture format;
b. reading by using different styles of assigned readings in the form of academic
monographs, articles and primary source historical documents;
c. integration of various historical perspectives—social, cultural, political, and
economic;
d. basic historical research using traditional print and modern electronic sources;
e. critical thinking through classroom discussion, paper assignments, essay
exams, and peer response.

Learning Outcomes: Students will

1. To understand the structure and changing roles of “English” political institutions such
as the monarchy, parliament, and local government.
2. To have an appreciation for the development of “English” laws, customs, religion, and
language.
3. To analyze the process of changing self-perceptions of a “people” in the face of
internal and external challenges (i.e. Feudal wars and dynastic struggles both domestic
and foreign).
4. To discuss the social and economic systems that developed in England from the
Roman occupation to the twilight of the Stuart dynasty.
Course Books (required): The following books will be available for purchase at the University
Book Store and can also be purchased on the internet through vendors such as Amazon or Barnes
and Noble:

Keynes, Simon. Translator and Editor. Alfred the Great. Penguin.

Prestwich, Michael. Three Edwards: War and State in England. Taylor and Francis.

Bridgeton, Susan. New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors. Penguin.

Kishalansky, Mark. Monarchy Transformed: Britain 1603-1714. Penguin.

Required Book found online at books.google.com:

Tinker, Chauncey. Translator. Beowulf

Criteria for Evaluation:

2 exams – each worth 25% of the course grade

1 term paper – worth 35% of the course grade
Class participation – worth 15% of the course grade

All exams will be essay exams. Each exam will cover the material since the previous exam.
STUDENTS ARE TO BRING A BLUE EXAMINATION BOOKLET TO CLASS ON THE
EXAM DATES. BLUE BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE CAMPUS
BOOKSTORE.

The term paper:

Students will construct their research and writing assignment based on an acceptable topic of
their choosing. All students are required to present a topic, working thesis and bibliography to
the instructor during class. The paper needs to be 8-10 double-spaced pages in length with 12-
point Times New Roman font. All sources must be cited according to the Chicago Manual of
Style. Students are expected to hand in a hard copy of their first draft of the writing assignment
at the beginning of the class for peer review. The final paper will be uploaded to turnitin.com a
week after the first draft peer review (see the schedule below). Late papers will be penalized a
letter grade for every class period that the paper is late.

Turnitin.com:

All students must register for this course on Turnitin.com. It is mandatory. The class number is
3393866 and the password is tudor. We use Turnitin for multiple reasons: as an anti-plagiarism
device, a gradebook, and finally as an efficient method for contacting the class via e-mail.
Make-up Exams:

No make-up exams will be given except in cases of illness and medical emergency. A doctor’s
note must be presented upon the instructor’s request for a make-up exam to be given. If no note
is forthcoming, the instructor retains the right to refuse to administer a make-up exam. A
doctor’s or dental appointment which is a non-emergency, and which, therefore, can be
reasonably rescheduled, is not a valid excuse. Unexcused missed exams will receive an
automatic grade of 0%.

Special Notes:

1. Students are responsible for information—lectures, required texts, handouts, as well

announcements—contained in each class meeting;
2. Students with documented special learning needs may want to inform the instructor
so that accommodations may be made, or contact the FIU Disability Resources
Center (305-348-3532)

Grading:

In the course, grading will follow the scale below:

A = 100-94 %
A- = 93-90%
B+ = 89–86%
B = 85-83%
B- = 82-80%
C+ = 79–76%
C = 75-73%
C- = 72-70%
D+ = 69-66%
D = 65-63%
D+ = 62-60
F = 59% and below

Attendance Policy:

A total of six class hours will result in an automatic withdrawal with a “W”, “WP”, or WF” if
within the designated withdrawal periods, or an automatic “F” if not. It is the students’
responsibility to initiate the withdrawal during the designated withdrawal periods and after.
Otherwise, an “F” or “F0” will be issued at the end of the term. Students should familiarize
themselves with the designated withdrawal periods in the FIU University Undergraduate
Catalogue.

Academic Dishonesty Policy

Cheating and Plagiarism

 f. Cheating is defined as the attempt, successful or not, to give or obtain
information by illicit means in meeting any academic requirements including,
but not limited to, examinations;
g. Plagiarism is defined as the use, without proper acknowledgement, of the
ideas, phrases, sentences, or larger units of discourse from another writer or
speaker.

Students are expected to know and abide by the academic dishonesty policy as
stated in the university catalogue.

Students are therefore warned: Cheating and/or plagiarism are grounds for an
automatic grade of “0” for the assignment and subsequently will be reported to
the office of Academic Affairs.

Student Behavior

All FIU students are expected to behave according to the accepted norms that ensure a climate
wherein all can exercise their right to learn. Such norms are set forth in the undergraduate
catalogue. No faculty member will tolerate classroom behavior that violates these norms. Such
behavior will be grounds for withdrawal from the class, judicial proceedings, and/or failure of
the course. If warranted, students engaging in such behavior will be removed from class by
security personnel and may be required to undergo counseling.

Class Schedule:

Week 1:
Monday, August 23—Course Introduction and Syllabus
Reading: Beowulf

Wednesday, Aug 25—Prehistoric Period: The Earliest Inhabitants to the Celts

Friday, Aug 27—Roman Britain: The Conquest

Week 2:
Monday, Aug 30—Roman Britain: Government and Society

Wednesday, Sept 1—Early Anglo-Saxons

Discussion on Beowulf

Friday, Sept 3—Anglo-Saxon Britain: Conquest and Lordship

Reading: Asser’s Life of Alfred in Keynes, Alfred the Great
Week 3:
Monday, Sept 6—NO CLASS (LABOR DAY)

Wednesday, Sept 8—Anglo-Saxon Britain: Alfred and the “English State”

Discussion: Life of Alfred

Friday, Sept 10—Anglo-Saxon Britain: Institutions and Society

Week 4:
Monday, Sept 13—Norman Conquest: 1066

Wednesday, Sept 15—Feudalism and Manorialism

Friday, Sept 17—Norman Government: Domesday Book

Week 5:
Monday, Sept 20—Angevins
Reading: The Three Edwards

Wednesday, Sept 22—Angevin Empire; Working Thesis/Bibliography due

Friday, Sept 24—Thirteenth Century: Economy and Culture

Week 6:
Monday, Sept 27—Thirteenth Century: War and State

Wednesday, Sept 39 —Fourteenth Century: War and Crisis

Discussion: The Three Edwards

Friday, Oct 1—Fourteenth Century: War and Crisis

Week 7:
Monday, Oct 4 —Fifteenth Century: Lancaster and York

Wednesday, Oct 6—Fifteenth Century: Lancaster and York

Friday, Oct. 8—Midterm Exam

Reading: New Worlds, Lost Worlds
Week 8:
Monday, Oct 10—Henry Tudor and the Modern English State?

Wednesday, Oct 12—Reformations

Friday, Oct 14—Reformations Cont.

Week 9:
Monday, Oct 18—Reformations Cont.

Wednesday, Oct 20—Protestants and Catholics: Edward VI and Mary I

Friday, Oct 22—Protestants and Catholics Cont.

Week 10:
Monday, Oct 25—Elizabethan England

Wednesday, Oct 27—Elizabethan England Cont.

Friday, Oct 29—Elizabethan England Cont.

Discussion: New Worlds, Lost Worlds

Week 11:
Monday, Nov 1—English Exploration and Colonialism

Wednesday, Nov 3—Early Stuart England: James I

Reading: A Monarchy Transformed

Friday, Nov 5— Early Stuart England: Charles I

Week 12:
Monday, Nov 8—English Civil War

Wednesday, Nov 10—English Civil War Cont.

Friday, Nov 12—The English Revolution, “A World Turned Upside Down”

Week 13:
Monday, Nov 15—“The Lord Protector of the Commonwealth”

Wednesday, Nov 17—Lord Protector Cont.

Friday, Nov 19—Restoration: Charles II

Week 14:
Monday, Nov 22—Draft of Research Paper Due (peer review)

Wednesday, Nov 24—Restoration Cont.

Discussion: A Monarchy Restored

Friday, Nov 26—NO CLASS (THANKSGIVING)

Week 15:
Monday, Nov 29—1688: Glorious Revolution

Wednesday, Dec 1—Revolutionary Settlement

Friday, Dec 3—Final Exam Review

Week 16:

Monday, Dec 6—12:00-2:00—Final Exam