February 12th Readings and Discussion

Readings:

  • SH, 215-222.
  • SMR, 6.10 “English common law: The Assize of Clarendon (1166)”; 6.12 “King and nobles: Magna Carta (1215)”; 7.2 “The Spanish Cortes: Alfonso X, Cortes of Valladolid (1258)”

Slides:

#12-Kingship

February 14th Readings and Discussion

Readings:

  • SH, 269-270.
  • SMR, 5.5 “Jewish martyrs: Solomon bar Samson, Chronicle (c. 1140)”; 7.4 “Jews in England: Henry II, Order to the Chief Officers of the Jewish Exchequer (1253). Edward I, Statute of the Jewry (1275)”

Slides:

#13-Jews in southern and northern Europe

Assignments and Online Discussion

Assignments:

  • Research Trail Part 2A due Monday February 12th. For information, see: Research Trail Part 2A
  • The take home midterm exam will be posted on Monday February 12th here, on the chatboard, and sent via email. It is due Monday February 26th by midnight.

Online discussion:

  • Group One (last name A-G) will do their online discussion engagement by Saturday February 10th at midnight. Please respond to the prompt posted on the chatboard.
  • Group Two (last name H-Z) will do their online discussion engagement by Monday Feburary 12th at midnight. Please respond to the prompt posted on the chatboard.