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ME4815 France from Philip Augustus to Philip the Fair, c.1180-1315

Academic year

2026 to 2027 Full Year

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

60

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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Availability restrictions

Available only to students in the Second Year of the Honours Programme.

Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Prof J M Firnhaber-Baker

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Module Staff

Professor J M Firnhaber-Baker

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Module description

This module focuses on France from the accession of Philip II Augustus in 1180 to the aftermath of Philip IV the Fair's death in the 1310s. Over the course of this long century, the Capetian monarchy developed from an anaemic personal kingship restricted to the Ile-de-France into a bureaucratically administered government that covered much of modern France.

Assessment pattern

2 x 3-hour Written Examinations = 60%, Coursework = 40%

Re-assessment

New Coursework: 1 x source exercise (2,500 words) and 1 x 5,000-word essay = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 3-hour seminar, plus 1 office hour.

Scheduled learning hours

66

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

534

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • By the end of the module, students will be able to understand the major developments in French rulership, ideology, law and administration over this period
  • By the end of the module, students will be able to discern regional variation in the political development and administration of France
  • By the end of the module, students will be able to show confidence in the use of a range of sources, identifying and comparing different historiographical positions
  • By the end of the module, students will be able to analyse and synthesize disparate evidence from secondary and primary sources to develop their own position
  • By the end of the module, students will be able to present work to others in oral and written form, in concise and coherent fashion
  • By the end of the module, students will be able to develop nuanced and well-supported historical arguments in essays