Medieval History of Portugal

Year
0
Academic year
2022-2023
Code
01010663
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The topics will be presented by professors, who will provide the most relevant sources and bibliography. The class will encourage a critical and participatory learning by students, motivating them to deepen their knowledge of some issues of their particular interest through oral presentations, to conduct readings of texts, comment on sources and to develop thematic work which will be critiqued and debated by the teacher and other students.

Learning Outcomes

Students will gain a knowledge of the historical evolution of Portugal as a political, economic, social and cultural entity, framed in the context and, more broadly, within the kingdoms and European political societies.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

I - Formation, growth and consolidation of a kingdom (end of the 11th century - beginning of the 14th)
1. From the county to the kingdom - political and territorial identity
2. Growth of people and economic activities
3. The crown and the court. Landlords and gentlemen. Councils and people.
4. Language and writings
II. The mutations of the 14th century
1. Demographic depression and social and economic transformations
2. Governing in times of crisis
3. The turbulent years from 1383-1385
III. The House of Avis and the new directions of the kingdom in the fifteenth century
1. A founding king and perpetuating the lineage of royal power
2. Administration of the kingdom - organs and officials
3. Society, economy and overseas projects
4. The court and royal power - culture, memory and ceremony.

Head Lecturer(s)

Saúl António Gomes Coelho da Silva

Assessment Methods

Continuous evaluation
Other: 10.0%
Synthesis work: 30.0%
Mini Tests: 60.0%

Final evaluation
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

História de Portugal, dir de José Hermano Saraiva, vols, I, II e III, Lisboa, Alfa,1983.
História de Portugal, dir de José Mattoso, vol. I e II, Lisboa, Estampa, 1994.
História de Portugal, coord. de Rui Ramos, Lisboa, A Esfera dos Livros, 2009.
MARQUES, A. H. de Oliveira – História de Portugal, vol. I, 13ª ed. Lisboa, Editorial Presença.1997.
MATTOSO, José – Identificação de um país. Ensaio sobre as origens de Portugal (1096-1325), 2 vols., Lisboa, Presença, 1985.
Nova História de Portugal, dir. de Joel Serrão e A. H. de Oliveira Marques, vols. III e IV, Lisboa, Presença, 1996, 1985