Medieval History of Portugal

Code:

HISTO069

Acronym:

HMEDP

Instance: 2017/2018 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ARQU	36	ARQU - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
GEOGR	0	GEOGR - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1) To familiarise students with the problem of “splendor /crisis / renovation” in the Political History, on the basis of Portuguese historiography related to the Middle Ages. 2) To familiarise students with specific concepts and basic methods, i.e. political society, prosopography, the Feudal State, the Modern State, etc. 3) To propose and justify a chronology for the main developments occurring in the time frame 1279-1521. 4) To provide students with adequate knowledge about the powers of the king, the secular church, municipalities, their relations and conflicts. 5) To familiarise students with the main resources in the History of the Powers during the periods studied.

Learning outcomes and competences

The program, giving a reading politological medieval Portuguese, allow
 the students to:

1)Acquisition by students of chronological frameworks essential for the periods considered

2) Full control of concepts historiographical 'Identification of a Country "(1096-1279) and' Genesis of the Modern State" (1279-1521).

3) Full control of the problems inherent to the plurality of political powers in the Middle Ages Portuguese.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Introduction: Na approach to the Middle Age through the History of the Powers.  2. «Definition of boundaries» (1096-1279...): creation and consolidation of a kingdom. 2.1. Geography and its consequences in historiography. 2.2. The (long) “dossier” of historiography of the creation of a kingdom. 2.3. Conjunctures: From the Condado de Portucale to the beginning of the Dionysus era.
3. Feudalism and the «genesis of the political modernity» (...1279-1521). 3.1. Power and powers in the Portuguese Middle Age. 3.2.1. The «multiple power». 3.2.2. The power of the king. 3.2.3. The secular church. 3.2.4. The non-religious aristocracy 3.2.5. The power of the municipalities. 3.2.6. The Court: a place of affronts / articulation of powers. 4. Conclusion: The second half of the XVI century: old powers and new problems?

Mandatory literature

SERRÃO, Joel; MARQUES, A. H. de Oliveira (dir.); Nova História de Portugal, vols. II, III, IV e V, Presença, 1987-1993-1996-1998
Matoso, José, 1933- 300; Historia de Portugal. ISBN: 972-33-0924-6

Complementary Bibliography

Freitas, Judite Antonieta Gonçalves de; O^estado em Portugal. ISBN: 978-989-622-444-8
COELHO, Maria Helena da Cruz; MAGALHÃES, Joaquim Romero; Poder (O) Concelhio: das origens às Cortes Constituintes. Notas da História Social, Centro de Estudos e Formação Autárquica, 1986
RODRIGUES, António Simões; História de Portugal em datas, Círculo de Leitores, 1994
Moreno, Humberto Baquero; História de Portugal medievo. ISBN: 972-674-132-7
Godinho, Vitorino Magalhães, 1918-2011; Portugal. ISBN: 972-772-446-9
Fonseca, Luís Adão da 070; Memória de Portugal. ISBN: 972-42-2594-1
Ramos, Rui; História de Portugal. ISBN: 978-989-626-139-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures (and discussions) on the themes of the chair; reading and critical discussion of documents and historiography’s texts.

keywords

Humanities > History > Political history
Humanities > History > Social history
Social sciences > Political sciences > Governance
Humanities > History > Medieval history
Humanities > History > Church history
Humanities > History > History of social sciences
Humanities > History > History of law

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	106,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Mandatory 75% class attendance, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam: 100 %

Classification improvement

By repeating the final exam during the Resit Period and/or improving the reading report.