Fall 2023

Constitutional and Legal History
of Medieval England

 

LECTURE OUTLINES

 

 

Medieval Studies 117
(Constitutional and Legal History
of Medieval England)

HLS 2165
(Legal History:
Introduction to English Legal History)

 

 

Prof. Donahue

Ms. Shadrina

 

 

 

 

 

Linked to the dates listed below are the outlines that I will use for the classes and for the prerecorded lectures. Where there were two prerecorded lectures or where the class has two distinct parts, there is more than one linked date. Most of the outlines are same as the ones I used last year. If I change them, I will date them 2023. The outlines are in PDF form. You can use them online or download them as you prefer.

There are no outlines for the sections, which are listed as if they were on Fridays. They will, in fact, be held at a mutually convenient time after the Wed. class and before the class on the following Monday. The same is true of the hour exam.

Following the outlines for the regular classes are packets of the Materials on which each class is based. The syllabus tells you what is important in each packet. In a few places there are additional materials that I will use in the class, for example, the Display Catalogue of material in the HLS Library may be able to go and seethat I hope we can go to see.

Below the links to the materials are links to the pre-recorded lectures that accompany most of the classes. Below each lecture are links to the PowerPoint slides used in the lecture. (At least on my browser, you have to download these slides; they won’t open directly in PowerPoint.)

 

 

Wed., 6 Sep. (2022)

Wed., 6 Sep. (2022)
Mats1B–D

Lecture 1a – Introduction

Slides1a

Lecture 1b – Roman_Law

Slides1b

Lecture 1c – Christianity

Slides1c

Fri. 9 Sep.
Mats1B–D

 

Mon., 11 Sep. (2022) Mats2A–2C

Lecture 2 – A-S Constitution

Slides2

Wed., 13 Sep. (2022)

Wed., 13 Sep. (2022)
Mats2D–2F

Lecture 3 – A-S Law

Slides3

Fri., 15 Sep.
Mats2D–2F

 


Mon., 18 Sep. (2022)
Mon., 18 Sep. (2022)
Mats3A–3B, 3D–3E
Mats3C
Lecture 4 – Feudalism
Slides4
Class Outline (2023)

Wed., 20 Sep. (2022)

Wed., 20 Sep. (2022)
Mats3F–3G
Mats4A–B
Lecture 5 – Church
Slides5
Lecture 5a - Glanvill1
Lecture 5a - Outline (2023)
Slides5a
Class Outline (2023)

Fri., 22 Sep.
Mats3E



1 This lecture was not recorded in Canvas. When you click on it it may ask you what app you want to use to view it. Choose any app that can read mp4 files.

Vocabulary chart

Mon., 25 Sep. (2022)
Mon., 25 Sep. (2022)
Mats4A–4B
Mats4C
Lecture 5b - Polstead
Lecture 5b - Outline (2023)
Slides5b

Wed., 27 Sep. (2022)
Wed., 27 Sep. (2022)
Mats4C
Mats5A
Lecture 6Magna Carta
Slides6

Fri., 29 Sep.
Mats4C
Mats5A

 

Mon., 2 Oct. (2022)
Mon., 2 Oct. (2022)
Mats4D
Mats5B
Lecture 7 – Henry II
Slides7
Lecture 8 – Estates
Slides8

Wed., 4 Oct. (2022)

Wed., 4 Oct. (2022)
Mats5C
Mats5D
Mats5E
Lecture 9 – 13th c. Const.
Slides9
Lecture 10 – Parliament
Slides10

Fri., 6 Oct.
Mats5B

 

Columbus Day

Tue., 10 Oct. (2022)
Mats9F
Lecture 11 – Criminal Law
Slides11

Wed., 11 Oct. (2022)

Wed., 11 Oct. (2022)
Mats5H, V–59 to V–72
Mats7F
Mats9B, IX–61 to IX–65
Mats5F
Mats5G
Lecture 12 – Cts. & Soc.
Slides12
Lecture 13 – Const. 1300
Slides13

Fri., 13 Oct.

Hour Exam

Mon., 16 Oct. (2022)
Mon., 16 Oct. (2023)
Mats6A–6B
Mats6C–6E
Lecture 14 – Const. 14th c.
Slides14

Wed., 18 Oct. (2022)
Wed., 18 Oct. (2022)
Mats6F
Mats6G
Lecture 15 – Law & Society
Slides15

Fri., 20 Oct.
Mats6A–6B
Mats6C–6E
Mats6F
Mats6G

 

Mon., 23 Oct. (2023)
Mats7B
Mats7D
Lecture 16 – ?Contract
Slides16

Wed., 25 Oct. (2023)
Mats7A
Display Catalogue

Fri., 27 Oct.
Mats7A
Mats7B
Mats7D

 

Mon., 30 Oct. (2023)
Mats7C
Lecture 17 – Trespass
Slides17

Wed., 1 Nov. (2023)
Mats7C
Mats7E
Lecture 18 – Assumpsit
Slides18

Fri., 3 Nov.
Mats7C
Mats7E

 

Mon., 6 Nov. (2023)
Mats9A
Lecture 19 – Idea of Law
Slides19

Wed., 8 Nov. (2023)
Wed., 8 Nov. (2023)
Ref. Class Outline (2023)
Mats8A
Mats8B–C
Lecture 20 – Reformation
Slides20

Fri., 10 Nov.
Mats9A
Mats8A
Mats8B–C

 

Mon., 13 Nov. (2023)
Mon., 13 Nov. (2023)
Eccl. Jd. Class Outline (2023)
Mats9B
Mats9C
Lecture 21 – Church Courts
Slides21
Lecture 22 – Equity
Slides22

Wed., 15 Nov. (2023)
Wed., 15 Nov. (2023)
Mats9C
Mats9E
Mats8D
Mats9D
Lecture 23 – Uses
Slides23
Lecture 24 – Reform
Slides24

Fri., 17 Nov.
Mats9B
Mats9C
Mats9E
Mats8D
Mats9D

Mon., 20 Nov. (2023)
Class Outline (2023)
Mats9E
Lecture 25 – Future Interests
Slides25

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

 

Mon., 27 Nov. (2023)
Mats7E
Mats9G
Lecture 26 – Contract and Tort
Slides26

Wed., 29 Nov. (2023)
Lutrell Psalter
Architecture

Mon., 4 Dec.

Review Section

Exam (2023)

 

 


 

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