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HIST 225: Medieval Europe
Section 9 Fall 2004 (for example)
MWF Schedule (for example)
Scott Taylor
This course will examine the history of medieval Europe from 600-1350, including feudalism, the
crusades, the development of medieval kingdoms, the expansion of Europe, and the crises of the late
Middle Ages. Knights, Popes, kings, saints, heretics, Jews, Muslims, peasants, merchants, and beggars will
all make an appearance, and the history of women in the Middle Ages will also be a topic of study.
Emphasis will be placed on the social and cultural history of the era, including politics, social trends, the
economy, gender, wars, religion, and daily life. The course will be based heavily on reading and
discussion, with material actually written during the Middle Ages given high priority. Students will be
given an opportunity to pursue topics of their own choosing through the writing of two 8-page research
papers.
Grading:
20% Discussion of reading and quizzes
20% First 8-page research paper
20% Second 8-page research paper
20% Midterm
20% Final Exam
Attendance policy:
3 unexcused absences permissible.
Final grade drops 1% per unexcused absence thereafter.
Absences will count as excused if due to a medical or personal emergency that requires your
hospitalization. In such an event, please email me as soon as you can to let me know what’s going
on. Alternatively, an important and long-planned event (such as a wedding) may be excused if
you tell me about it ahead of time and make up the work.
Note that having a cold, cars breaking down, papers due for other classes, etc., will not be excused. You
might want to save at least one of your 2 permissible unexcused absences throughout the semester
in case something like that happens.
Class policies:
Once in the room, do not leave except for emergencies.
No eating, drinking, or use of tobacco products allowed, except for caffeinated beverages like coffee, tea,
colas, that will help keep you awake!
Please turn cell phones off – unless you are a parent!
I reserve the right to ask anyone to leave the class for rude or disrespectful behavior.
I reserve the right to change the syllabus at any time.
Unless a student hands in an assignment directly to me personally, the responsibility for ensuring that the
assignment is counted rests entirely with the student.
Academic integrity:
Plagiarism is the attempt to pass off of the work and ideas of others, whether fellow students or of scholars,
as your own. Plagiarism or any other form of intellectual dishonesty on any assignment will result
in an F – no credit – for that assignment, and other penalties as outlined in the Siena College
Catalogue.
If you aren’t sure what constitutes plagiarism, ask! No one will ever be punished for being unclear about
how to cite one’s sources in a paper.
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Course Schedule
Mon 9/13 Introduction
Wed 9/15 Cruz Gerberding Ch 5, p 118-28.
Bede, The Lives of the Abbots.
Fri 9/17 Cruz Gerberding Ch 5, p. 128-38.
Alcuin, The Life of St. Willibrord.
Mon 9/20 Cruz Gerberding 6, p. 139-49.
Wed 9/22 Cruz Gerberding 6, p. 149-64.
Fri 9/24 Cruz Gerberding 8, p. 185-204.
Regino of Prüm, “On the Breakdown of the Carolingian Empire.”
Mon 9/27 Cruz Gerberding 8, p. 204-10.
Abraham ibn Daud, The Book of Tradition, Ibn Hazm, The Ring of the Dove and “On the
Inconsistencies of the Four Gospels.”
Wed 9/29 Cruz Gerberding 9, p. 212-22.
Fulbert of Chartres, “Letter to William of Aquitaine,” and the Summa de legibus.
Fri 10/1 Cruz Gerberding 9, p. 222-35.
“The Manor of Alwalton,” and the Customals of St. Aubin and Chapelaude.
Mon 10/4 Cruz Gerberding 10, p. 236-48.
The Song of Roland.
Wed 10/6 FIRST PAPER DUE
Films
Fri 10/8 NO CLASS – Convivium Conference
Mon 10/11 Cruz Gerberding 10, p. 248-60.
Ordericus Vitalis, Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, views and plans of
castles, and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
Wed 10/13 Cruz Gerberding 11, p. 262-71.
Bernard of Clairvaux, “Letters.”
Fri 10/15 Cruz Gerberding 11, p. 271-85.
Dictatus Papae, Gregory VII, “Letter,” “Excommunication of Henry IV,” Henry IV,
“Letter.”
Mon 10/18 NO CLASS – President’s Holiday
Wed 10/20 Cruz Gerberding 11, p. 285-88.
Bonacursus, “Description of Cathars.”
Fri 10/22 Cruz Gerberding 12, p. 290-301.
Solomon bar Simson, Albert of Aix, Anna Comnena, and the Gesta.
Mon 10/25 Cruz Gerberding 12, p. 301-08.
Usama ibn Munqidh, Autobiography.
Wed 10/27 Cruz Gerberding 12, p. 308-17.
Geoffroy de Villehardouin, The Conquest of Constantinople.
Fri 10/29 MIDTERM
Mon 11/1 Cruz Gerberding 13, p. 318-34.
John of Salisbury, Policraticus.
Wed 11/3 Cruz Gerberding 13, p. 334-49.
Otto of Freising, The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa.
Fri 11/5 Cruz Gerberding 14, p. 350-62.
Peter Abelard, Sic et Non, St. Anselm, Monologium, Odofredus, “Law Lectures,”
introduction to the Digest, Bernard of Clairvaux, Jacques de Vitry,
“Description,” “Two Letters.”
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Mon 11/8 Cruz Gerberding 14, p. 362-75.
Constantine the African, “Treatise on Impotence,” Psuedo-Trotula of Salerno, The
Diseases of Women, Moses Maimonides, Ethical Conduct and The Regimen of
Health, Psuedo-Albertus Magnus, On the Secrets of Women, Eucharius Rösslin,
Rosegarden for Midwives and Pregnant Women.
Wed 11/10 Cruz Gerberding 15, p. 378-85.
Court Rolls of Gossal and Ramsey, Bylaws of Wistow, Bylaws of Hitchin, Court Roll of
South Elmham, Court Roll of Wymondham, Court Roll of Bromsgrove and
King’s Norton.
Fri 11/12 Cruz Gerberding 15, p. 385-93.
Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot.
Mon 11/15 Cruz Gerberding 15, p. 393-405.
The “Catasto” of Florence, Gregorio Dati, Diary.
Wed 11/17 Cruz Gerberding 16, p. 407-31.
Fri 11/19 Cruz Gerberding 16, p. 431-38.
Peter Waldo, “Account of His Conversion and Translation of Scripture,” Jordan of
Saxony, “On the Beginnings of the Order of Preachers,” and Thomas of Celano,
“Life of Saint Francis.”
Mon 11/22 SECOND PAPER DUE
Film: The Name of the Rose – CLASS AT 8:00 PM
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Mon 11/29 Cruz Gerberding 17, p. 439-52.
St. Bonaventure and St. Thomas Aquinas, “On the Eternity of the World.”
Wed 12/1 Cruz Gerberding 17, p. 453-58.
Marie de France, “Guigemar,” Renard the Fox.
Fri 12/3 Cruz Gerberding 17, p. 458-65.
“The Resurrection,” from the York Cycle of Corpus Christi Plays.
Mon 12/6 Cruz Gerberding 18, p. 468-78.
Ibn Khaldun, Bocaccio, Jean de Venette, Lieferinxe, “Cryptograms,” Ibn al-Wardi, “A
15th-Century Treatise on the Pestilence.”
Wed 12/8 Cruz Gerberding 18, p. 478-85.
English Coroners’ Rolls and Florentine Sumptuary Laws.
Fri 12/10 Cruz Gerberding 18, p. 486-98.
Jean Froissart, Chronicles.
Mon 12/13 Cruz Gerberding 19, p. 499-507.
Catherine of Siena, “Letters.”
Wed 12/15 Cruz Gerberding 19, p. 507-13.
Catherine of Siena, “Transit of the Saint.”
Fri 12/17 Cruz Gerberding 19, p. 513-23.
Dante, Divine Comedy, Cantos 1-3.
FINAL EXAM Date and time to be announced
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