Weekly Schedule
WEEK ONE:
August 26
- 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!)
- OPTIONAL: sign up for a free password manager, e.g. LastPass, Keeper Security, 1Password
August 28
- read Bucholz and Key, Early Modern England 1485-1714: A Narrative History, Chapter 0: Medieval Prologue (13 pages)
- read Cass R. Sunstein, “Historical Explanations Always Involve Counterfactual History” (8 pages)
- read Alexander Maar, “Possible Uses of Counterfactual Thought Experiments in History” (23 pages)
WEEK TWO:
~Labor Day~
September 4
- read Rex, Introduction & Chapter 1: Establishing the Tudor Regime, 1485-1515 (34 pages)
- read Thurley, Introduction & Chapter 1: A Grand Inheritance (31 pages)
WEEK THREE:
September 9
- read Thurley, Chapters 2 & 3: The Labours of Hercules; God and Mammon (58 pages)
- OPTIONAL: install GitHub for Desktop or GitHub Mobile on your device
September 11
- 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)
WEEK FOUR:
September 16
- read Thurley, Chapters 4 & 5: Father and Son; New Passions (62 pages)
- install Twine on your device (if not using browser version)
September 18
- read Rex, Chapter 2: From Reform to Reformation, 1515-1534 (28 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)
WEEK FIVE:
September 23
- read Rex, Chapter 3: Reformations, 1535-1553 (30 pages)
- read Thurley, Chapters 6 & 7: Town and Country; To Have and to Hold (52 pages)
September 25
- read Thurley, Chapters 8 & 9: Room Service; The New Look (46 pages)
WEEK SIX:
September 30
- read Thurley, Chapters 10 & 11: Grand Finale; King Edward’s Godly Court (54 pages)
October 2
- read Rex, Chapter 4: Reformations Reversed, 1553-1568 (30 pages)
- read Thurley, Chapter 12: Queens Regnant (20 pages)
WEEK SEVEN:
October 7
- read Rex, Chapter 5: The Elizabethan Exclusion Crisis, 1568-1587 (30 pages)
- read Thurley, Chapter 13: Elizabeth (28 pages)
October 9
- read Thurley, Chapters 14 & 15: Home and Away; The Elizabethan Royal Lodgings (52 pages)
WEEK EIGHT:
~Fall Break~
- OPTIONAL: Mike Caulfield and Sam Wineburg, Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online
October 16
- read Rex, Chapter 6: The War with Spain and the Succession, 1587-1603 and Conclusion (32 pages)
- read Thurley, Chapter 16: The Last Decades and Epilogue (20 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!)
WEEK NINE:
October 21
- read Mortimer, Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2: The Landscape & The People (67 pages)
October 23
- read Mortimer, Chapters 3 and 4: Religion & Character (50 pages)
- check out the Virtual St. Paul’s Cathedral project
WEEK TEN:
October 28
- read Mortimer, Chapters 5 and 6: Basic Essentials & What to Wear (56 pages)
October 30
- read Mortimer, Chapters 7 and 8: Traveling & Where to Stay (46 pages)
- check out the Map of Early Modern London project
- OPTIONAL: sign up for a NaNoWriMo account for cheerleading, word tracking/accountability, and co-writing community in the month of November
WEEK ELEVEN:
November 4
- read Mortimer, Chapters 9 and 10: What to Eat and Drink & Hygiene, Illness and Medicine (48 pages)
November 6
- read Mortimer, Chapters 11 and 12: Law and Disorder & Entertainment (62 pages)
WEEK TWELVE:
November 11 & 13
- work on those final projects!
WEEK THIRTEEN:
November 18 & 20
- work on those final projects!
WEEK FOURTEEN:
November 25
- work on those final projects!
~Thanksgiving Break~
WEEK FIFTEEN+:
December 2
- playtest and provide feedback on other teams’ submitted final projects
December 4 & 9
- revise final projects as needed
