HIAb06 Medieval History

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Borovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Libor Jan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Melichar, PhD (lecturer)
Mgr. Lukáš Reitinger, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Libor Jan, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( HIAb06a Medieval History of East.Europ || NOW( HIAb06a Medieval History of East.Europ )) && ( HIAb06b Mediev.History of Czech Land || NOW( HIAb06b Mediev.History of Czech Land )) && ( HIAb06c Mediev. History of West.Europe || NOW( HIAb06c Mediev. History of West.Europe ))
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • History (programme FF, B-HI_) (3)
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to demonstrate factual knowledge of medieval history of the Czech lands and Western and Eastern Europe. Not in isolation, but always in a broader context and with knowledge of the latest findings of medieval historiography, in the case of Czech history also with knowledge of sources and their editions.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to define the general historical context in which medieval European civilization developed.
Syllabus
  • 1) Great Moravia and the first Přemyslids (9th century – 935, sources and editions)
  • 2) Czech lands during the time of the princes (935-1198, sources and editions)
  • 3) The last Přemyslids (13th century, sources and editions)
  • 4) Rise of the House of Luxembourg (1306-1346, sources and editions)
  • 5) Charles IV (1346-1378, sources and editions)
  • 6) The last Luxembourgs and the Hussites (1378-1437, sources and editions)
  • 7) The Age of George of Poděbrady and Jagiellonians (1437-1526, sources and editions)
  • 8) František Palacký and others (Beginnings of critical national historiography, Palacký's concept of Czech history, other personalities)
  • 9) The Jaroslav Goll's school - Personalities, methodology; Laichter's Czech History series
  • 10) Marxist and post-war historiography (F. Graus, J. Macek, D. Třeštík, F. Šmahel, J. Mezník)
  • 11) Migration Period
  • 12) The rise and changes of the Frankish and Eastern Roman Empires
  • 13) Europe and islam
  • 14) Entry of the Slavs into history
  • 15) The long beginnings of Central Europe (Roman-German Empire, Czech lands, Poland, Hungary)
  • 16) Investiture controversy
  • 17) Crusades
  • 18) Mongol invasion
  • 19) The Long 13th century
  • 20) Crisis of the Late Middle Ages
  • 21) The rise of the European East
Literature
    required literature
  • ŽŮREK, Václav. Karel IV. : portrét středověkého vládce. Vydání první. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství lidové noviny, 2018, 267 stran. ISBN 9788074224973. info
  • Jan Hus : život a smrt kazatele. Translated by Pavel Soukup. Vydání první. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2015, 227 stran. ISBN 9788074223747. info
  • KLÁPŠTĚ, Jan. Proměna českých zemí ve středověku. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2005, 624 s. ISBN 8071061751. info
  • KLÁPŠTĚ, Jan. Proměna českých zemí ve středověku. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2005, 624 s. ISBN 8071061751. info
  • AVENARIUS, Alexander, Růžena DOSTÁLOVÁ, Vladimír FIALA, Věra HROCHOVÁ, Milan LOOS, Oldřich TŮMA and Vladimír VAVŘÍNEK. Dějiny Byzance. Edited by Bohumila Zástěrová. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 1992, 529 stran. ISBN 8020004548. info
Teaching methods
Specified in subjects that are prerequisites.
Assessment methods
Oral examination
(List of literature; knowledge of wider historical contexts; knowledge of basic research questions and the state of knowledge.)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Zkouška zahrnuje látku českých středověkých dějin a středověkých dějin západní a východní Evropy (HIAb06a, HIAb06b, HIAb06c).
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zapisujte po absolvování předmětů HIAb06a, HIAb06b a HIAb06c anebo současně s těmito předměty.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025, Spring 2026.
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