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HISTORY 115D

Europe in the Middle Ages, 300-1500 (HISTORY 15D, RELIGST 115X)

UNITS:5
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-SI

(HISTORY HISTORY 15D is 3 units; HISTORY HISTORY 115D is 5 units.) This course provides an introduction to Medieval Europe from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance. While the framework of the course is chronological, we'll concentrate particularly on the structure of medieval society. Rural and urban life, kingship and papal government, wars and plagues provide the context for our examination of the lives of medieval people, what they believed, and how they interacted with other, both within Christendom and beyond it. This course may count as DLCL 123, a course requirement for the Medieval Studies Minor.

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Sections

1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 7775
0 / 24 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:10:30 AM – 11:50 AM
LOCATION:200-105
INSTRUCTOR:
Griffiths, Fiona
units
Discussion 1Open
ID: 7774
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:Monday
TIME:3:30 PM – 4:20 PM
LOCATION:160-330
INSTRUCTOR:
Lindheim-Marx, Eric
units

HISTORY 115D: Europe in the Middle Ages, 300-1500 (HISTORY 15D, RELIGST 115X)

3-5 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: WAY-SI

(HISTORY 15D is 3 units; HISTORY 115D is 5 units.) This course provides an introduction to Medieval Europe from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance. While the framework of the course is chronological, we'll concentrate particularly on the structure of medieval society. Rural and urban life, kingship and papal government, wars and plagues provide the context for our examination of the lives of medieval people, what they believed, and how they interacted with other, both within Christendom and beyond it. This course may count as DLCL 123, a course requirement for the Medieval Studies Minor.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Discussion — Monday 3:30 PM – 4:20 PM — 160-330 — Lindheim-Marx, Eric (Undergrad)
  • Lecture — Monday Wednesday 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM — 200-105 — Griffiths, Fiona (Undergrad)

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