| DATE | TOPIC | READINGS | ASSIGNMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/1 | Introduction | ||
| 8/1 | The Fall of Rome, Christianity, and the Rise of the Papacy | SH, 1-22 SMR, 1.1; 1.5 | Sign up for Research Topic |
| 10/1 | Barbarian Kingdoms | SH, 23-29; 58-75. SMR, 1.8; 2.5 | |
| 15/1 | The Catholic Church and Monasticism | SH, 29-31;76-77. SMR, 1.7; 2.6 | |
| 17/1 | Byzantium and the Islamic World to 1000 | SH, 31-37; 41-58; 85-102. SMR, 2.1; 2.4 | |
| 22/1 | Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance | SH, 102-116. SMR, 3.4; 3.6 | |
| 24/1 | Vikings: Invasions and Settlement | SH, 135-140. SMR, 4.11; 4.12 | |
| 29/1 | The “F” Word in Medieval History: Debating Feudalism. | SH, 141-146. See detailed schedule for other readings. | Part One of the Research Trail Due |
| 31/1 | Gregorian Reform and the Investiture Controversy | SH, 180-185. SMR, 5.1; 5.2 | |
| 5/2 | The Islamic World and Byzantium before the Crusades | SH, 119-134; 163-174. SMR, 4.1; 4.9. | |
| 7/2 | The Crusades | SH, 186-192. SMR, 5.4; 5.6 | |
| 12/2 | Kingship in the 12th and 13th Centuries in England and Spain | SH, 215-222. SMR, 6.10; 6.12; 7.2 | Part 2A of the Research Trail due Take Home Midterm Handed out |
| 14/2 | Jews in northern and southern Europe | SH, 269-270 SMR, 5.5, 7.4 | |
| 19-23/2 | READING WEEK | ||
| 26/2 | New Spiritualism and the Papal Monarchy | SH, 198-206; 226-229. SMR, 6.2; 6.6 | Take Home Midterm Due |
| 28/2 | Scholasticism and Universities | SH, 197-198; 239-240; 283-285. SMR, 5.7; 7.7 | |
| 4/3 | Heresy and Inquisition | SH, 229-230; 272-274. SMR, 7.9 | |
| 11/3 | Medieval Gender Ideologies: Theory and Practice | See detailed schedule for readings. | |
| 13/3 | Medieval LGBTQ People: Evidence and Frameworks | SH, 272-274. SMR, 7.10 | Part 2B of Research Trail due |
| 18/3 | Famine and Disease in the 14th century | SH, 290-292; 295-300; 312-316. SMR, 8.2; 8.3 | |
| 20/3 | The 100 Years’ War | SH, 305-312. SMR, 8.5; 8.7 | |
| 25/3 | Conversion and Family Life: Conversos in Iberia before the Spanish Inquisition | See detailed schedule for readings. | |
| 27/3 | The Catholic Church in Crisis | SH, 276-281; 316-318. See detailed schedule for other readings. | |
| 1/4 | EASTER MONDAY | ||
| 3/4 | Game of Thrones and Medievalism | See detailed schedule for readings. | |
| 8/4 | Race, Racism, and the Middle Ages; Conclusions | See detailed schedule for readings. | Part Three of the Research Trail Due |
