This
assignment is intended to provide a sense of the geographical contours
over which the history of Tudor and Stuart Britain unfolded. It will give
an appreciation of the topography, distances, cities, regions, and
battlefields of England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the
various smaller islands that comprise Modern Britain. Students are
encouraged to use John Cannon (ed), Oxford Companion to British
History; S.J. Connolly (ed), Oxford Companion to Irish History;
Norman Davies, The Isles: A History as well as other atlases
and reference works.
You are not obligated to complete this assignment on your own. You
may collaborate with each other in preparing your maps (but beware
of shared errors). All items must be clearly labeled in block letters
on the maps (not number-keyed to a list in the margin) so that future
reference is easy for you and grading is easy for the instructor. Grades will
be based primarily on accuracy and neatness, but artistic flourish
and creativity will also be considered.
The blank maps supplied are the ones that must be used. Do not submit
computer-generated designs. Please staple the two maps together
and be sure to put your name on both pages.
Maps are due at the beginning of class on Monday, September 13.
MAP I
In black ink draw borders for the following regions:
England
Wales/Cymru
Normandy (in France)
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Ireland (show the "Pale" c.1500)
Scotland (show Highlands and Lowlands)
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Cities, towns, and battle sites:
Aberdeen
Bristol
Cardiff
Dublin
Glasgow
London
Norwich
Preston
Stratford-upon-Avon
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Bath
Calais (in France)
Cork
Dunbar
Glastonbury
Derry/Londonderry
Nottingham
Portsmouth
Stirling
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Belfast
Cambridge
Dover
Edinburgh
Hastings
Marston Moor
Oxford
Salisbury
Worcester
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Bosworth
Canterbury
Drogheda
Exeter
Inverness
Naseby
Plymouth
Southampton
York
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MAP II
Counties and Provinces:
Buckinghamshire
Devon
Hampshire
Northumberland
Sussex
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Cornwall
Durham
Kent
Norfolk
Ulster
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Cumbria
East Anglia
Lancashire
Somerset
Warwickshire
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Connaught/Connacht
Essex
Lincolnshire
Suffolk
Yorkshire
| Rivers:
Boyne
Clyde
Humber
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Liffey
Mersey
Severn
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Shannon
Thames
Tyne
| Geographic Features:
Atlantic Ocean
English Channel
Isle of Man
North Sea
| Cambrian Mountains
Guernsey
Isle of Wight
Orkney Islands
| Irish Sea
Hebrides
Jersey
Shetland Islands
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Greenwich Meridian (0° Longitude)
Loch Ness
Skye
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