The Burghs and the Realm (P01083)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCL-P-BR

An examination of the way in which the medieval burghs fitted into the fiscal and administrative structure of the Stewart kingdom. Areas covered include; the growing economic dominance of Edinburgh and its emergence as a 'capital'; the role of the burghs in the Scottish parliament; burghs and foreign policy and diplomacy; burghs and their hinterland.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : None

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Student appreciation of the significant role burghs played in the development of the Scottish state
An ability to relate the history of Scottish burghs to wider European economic and political changes.