English History Survey [»ANG1EA-0«]
Lecture, 3YP; Monday, 16-18, V. terem
Novák György docens

Course Description: The course offers an overview of the history of Great Britain from the earliest times to the present. Special emphasis will be laid on reading important primary sources. = The course will conclude with an oral examination during the examination period.

Recommended textbooks:
Morgan, Kenneth O.(ed.): The Oxford History of Britain. OUP, Oxford & New York,˙1993.
Morgan, Kenneth O.(ed.): The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain. OUP, Oxford & New York,˙1992 [1984].
Morton, A.L.: A People's History of England. [1938] several editions.

The documents to be discussed in detail will include the following:

1) Gildas: De excidio Britanniae (6th century)

  • Novák Veronika (ed.): Gildas: Britannia romlásáról. Documenta Historica 32. Szeged, JATE Történész Diákkör, 1997. (Available from Dr Pándi Lajos, Dept. of Contemporary History, 150 HUF)

2) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (8th-11th centuries)

  • Rimaszombati Károly (ed.): Vikingek az Angolszász Krónikában. Documenta Historica 31. Szeged, JATE Történész Diákkör, 1997. (Available from Dr Pándi Lajos, Dept. of Contemporary History, 150 HUF)

3) The Bayeux Tapestry (1066-82)

  • Varga Vanda Éva (ed.): A Bayeux-i faliszőnyeg. Documenta Historica 18. Szeged, JATE Történész Diákkör, 1994.
  • Jójárt Júlia—Varga Vanda Éva (eds), A Bayeux-i faliszőnyeg. Második, átdolgozott kiadás. Documenta Historica 34. Szeged, JATE Történész Diákkör, 1998. (The first edition is out of print. The second is available from Dr Pándi Lajos, Dept. of Contemporary History, 400 HUF)

4) The Coronation Charter of Henry I (1100)

  • J.J. Bagley and P.B. Rowley (eds): A Documentary History of England I 1066-1540. Harmondsworth, Penguin Books, 1968, pp. 43-46.

5) Magna Carta (1215)

  • J.J. Bagley and P.B. Rowley, pp. 100-113.

6) The Statute of Winchester (1285)

  • J.J. Bagley and P.B. Rowley, pp. 158-162.

7) Modus Tenendi Parliamentum — How to hold a Parliament

  • J.J. Bagley and P.B. Rowley, pp. 171-187.

8) The Act of Supremacy (1534)

  • J.J. Bagley and P.B. Rowley, pp. 230-231.

9) The Act for the Dissolution of the Greater Monasteries (1539)

  • J.J. Bagley and P.B. Rowley, pp. 241-251.

10) The Act of Uniformity (1559)

  • E.N. Williams (ed): A Documentary History of England 2 1559-1931. Harmondsworth, Penguin Books, 1965, pp. 23-26.

11) The Petition of Right (1628)

  • E.N. Williams, pp. 44-48.

12) The Bill of Rights (1689)

  • E.N. Williams, pp.107-115.

13) The Reform Act (1832)

  • E.N. Williams, pp. 188-201.

14) The Parliament Act (1911)

  • E.N. Williams, pp. 265-267.

 [Documents 4-14, totalling 49 A4 sheets are available for xeroxing from Novák Gy.]