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Course Info for HIST - 207 - 01, Spring 2025
Class number: 2758 Title: Law & Govt in Medieval England Department: History
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 35 Current enrollment: 18 Available seats: 17
Start date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 End date: Friday, May 9, 2025 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM, SH - S204 Instructor(s): Elukin, Jonathan
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement
Course Description:
This course will study the evolution of English law and government in the Middle Ages from the Norman Conquest to the Stuarts. It will emphasize key concepts of common law, the nature of English kingship, the development of Parliament, the status of particular groups in English society, the evolution of governmental power, as well as some comparative material from other medieval states. The course will be taught from primary source materials with supplementary readings from secondary scholarship. Qualifies for credit in the Formal Organizations minor.