Each week is referenced by the Monday that begins it. We will generally meet synchronously on Mondays and asynchronously on Wednesdays, except for the two weeks of Labor Day and Fall Break when there are no Monday classes and we will meet synchronously on Wednesdays instead.
Weekly Schedule
August 21
- join the class Slack instance and post an introduction that includes your preferred name, pronouns, and why you signed up for this course (“I need it to graduate and it was the only thing that fit in my schedule” is a valid reason!)
- read Bucholz and Key, Chapter 0: Medieval Prologue & Introduction: England and its People, ca. 1485 (45 pages)
- OPTIONAL: sign up for a free password manager, e.g. LastPass, Keeper Security, 1Password
August 28
- read Cass R. Sunstein, “Historical Explanations Always Involve Counterfactual History” (8 pages)
- read Bucholz and Key, Chapter 1: Establishing the Henrician Regime, 1485-1525 (33 pages)
- watch Episode 1 of Tudor Monastery Farm (there are 6 episodes + a Christmas special, and another series Tales from the Green Valley set a hundred years later, if you’re really enjoying them)
- OPTIONAL: install GitHub for Desktop or GitHub Mobile on your device
September 4 (Labor Day – class meets September 6)
- install Twine on your device (if not using browser version)
- read Alexander Maar, “Possible Uses of Counterfactual Thought Experiments in History” (23 pages)
- read Bucholz and Key Chapter 2: (Dis-)Establishing the Henrician Church, 1525-1536 (27 pages)
September 11
- read Bucholz and Key, Chapters 3 and 4: Reformations and Counter-Reformations, 1536-1558 & The Elizabethan Settlement and Its Challenges, 1558-1585 (48 pages)
- explore the Mary Rose Virtual Museum website, especially the Life on Board exhibit (you are welcome to listen to their posted podcast episodes or watch the documentaries as well, but this is not required)
September 18
- read Bucholz and Key, Chapter 5: The Elizabethan Triumph and Unsettlement, 1585-1603 (20 pages)
- read Mortimer, Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2: The Landscape & The People (67 pages)
- explore the Elizabethan Court Day by Day website (this site is huge, over 3,000 pages long, don’t try for anything even approaching a complete skim!)
September 25
- read Bucholz and Key, Chapter 6: Merrie Olde England?, ca. 1603 (58 pages)
- read Mortimer, Chapters 3 and 4: Religion & Character (50 pages)
- check out the Map of Early Modern London project
October 2
- read Mortimer, Chapters 5 and 6: Basic Essentials & What to Wear (56 pages)
- check out the Virtual St. Paul’s Cathedral project
October 9 (Fall Break – class meets October 11)
- read Mortimer, Chapters 7 and 8: Traveling & Where to Stay (46 pages)
October 16
- read Mortimer, Chapters 9 and 10: What to Eat and Drink & Hygiene, Illness and Medicine (48 pages)
- begin additional readings necessary for your final projects
October 23
- read Mortimer, Chapters 11 and 12: Law and Disorder & Entertainment (62 pages)
- additional readings necessary for your final projects
October 30
- work on those final projects!
- OPTIONAL: sign up for a NaNoWriMo account for cheerleading, word tracking/accountability, and co-writing community in the month of November
November 6
- work on those final projects!
November 13
- work on those final projects!
November 20
- playtest and provide feedback on other teams’ submitted final projects
~Thanksgiving Break~
November 27
- revise final projects as needed
