HIST 398
SYLLABUS
WEEKLY DISCUSSION MATERIALS
THE CASTLE AT WAR
Tuesday:
Oral presentations in class, 2-3 min. each
(see end of syllabus for topic)
No script or mini-paper due.
Readings:
Gies and Gies, Life, Chap. 10 (pp. 186-205)
Macaulay, pp. 64-78
Letter from Alexander de Balliol to Edward I concerning spies:
https://sites.uwm.edu/carlin/2021/08/22/letter-to-king-edward-i-concerning-spies-1301/
Order by Edward II to the constable of Portchester Castle to search for
spies, 10 March 1326:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/medieval-castles/medieval-castles-source-3/
The Lanercost Chronicle: Robert Bruce besieges Carlisle, 1316
http://members.iinet.net.au/~rmine/carlisle.html
Thursday:
Thanksgiving Day
(no class)