HIST 484
The Hundred Years' War Fall 2017
Division II
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By the Hundred Years’ War, historians understand a series of battles and wider conflicts waged between England and France from 1337 to 1453, over the succession to the French throne. From the near-total English victory after the Battle of Poitiers to the remarkable revival of French fortunes associated with Joan of Arc, the Hundred Years’ War encompasses some of the most iconic events of later medieval history. The events of the war, together with a broader history of the entire era, are the subject of a monumental study by Jonathan Sumption, who has now published the fourth of a projected five volumes. The greater part of this tutorial will concentrate on a careful, thorough reading of Sumption’s history–a rare opportunity afforded by the tutorial format, given that great historical enterprises are otherwise beyond the scope of college and university classrooms. For additional perspective, we will also read a general survey of the later medieval period and several more specific monographs, and we will consider the reception that Sumption’s work has received among historians of the Middle Ages.
The Class: Format: tutorial
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 1516
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: six tutorial papers and six critiques, to be submitted on alternate weeks
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the fifth course option
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: senior, then junior, History majors
Distributions: Division II
Attributes: HIST Group C Electives - Europe and Russia

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