Master Historian in Medieval History Requirements

This is a second, optional path at the Master Level within the Historians Guild. On this thread, I'll explain the additional general requirements necessary to complete the Master Historian in Medieval History designation. As with the Master Historians Requirements, there are not many but they will require a lot of time researching, reading, and writing on your behalf. They are similar to those required for Master Historian, with the exception that these are entirely of a Medieval Focus. Put your best effort forward, and on behalf of the guild, good luck!


General Requirements:


-Must be a Knight or higher within the Order.
-Must have completed the Apprenticeship Lessons.
-Must have completed the Journeyman Core Lessons in World History and Medieval History.
-Must complete all the requirements for the Master Historian designation.


Specific Requirements:


-Complete a research paper and presentation in an area of Medieval history.
-Must complete Community Service related to your area of Medieval History.
-Must develop three lessons related to your topic of Medieval History for up and coming apprentices and journeyman.


I’ll explain each of these specific requirements in greater detail in the following posts.

The Research Paper and Presentation are the capstone work of the Master Historian. They represent a command of the subject that you chose to explore as part of you research. There are several ways to accomplish the research paper. At a minimum, the research paper will be written at a Secondary (High School) level. It must be well organized, have proper grammar, and represent a body of critical thought that represents your knowledge of the subject. Submissions will be made to the Guild Master(s) for approval. Submissions that do not meet these requirements will be returned to the journeyman for updating and resubmitting.

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Research Paper Requirements:


Secondary Level:

- 2000 words min

- 5 sources

- Finished product is similar to a high school term paper

- Displays sufficient knowledge concerning the topic chosen.


Collegiate Level:

- 5000 words min

- 7 Sources

- Displays some original thought.

- Must have a clearly defined thesis statement

- Finished product is equivalent to a final research paper for a class.

- Displays advanced knowledge of the topic chosen.


Graduate Level:

- 12000-15000 words

- 10 sources

- Abstract Written

- Displays a significant amount of original thought is firmly supported by sources.

- Displays mastery of the subject researched.

- Finished product is equivalent to a shortened Graduate Level Thesis.

Note: Ask the Guild Master(s) for guidance on any additional questions you may have concerning your research paper.

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Presentation Requirements:

- Presentations should be at least 10 minutes and no longer than 20 minutes.

- They should incorporate some type of multimedia, i.e. Microsoft Powerpoint, Google Drive Slides, Youtube video, etc.

- They should be focused on your area of research.

Note: Ask the Guild Master(s) for guidance on any additional questions you may have concerning your presentation.

The community service portion is a fundamental requirement for everything we do here at Mook. We always return to service within our communities and for our fellow men. Because of this, everyone is required to develop a community service project designed to bolster one’s chosen area of Medieval history. While we do not decide this for you we offer the following suggestions:


- Hold a class at a local library on your chosen topic of Medieval history: If there is something interesting or notable about your area focus on this and share with the community.

- Design and provide a class for children with something particular to your area of Medieval history:

- Tutor a student in Medieval history.


These are just a few suggestions, but feel free to get creative in your approach to this. We’re only limited by what we think we can or can’t do. Just make sure that your project pertains to Medieval history and after that, the sky’s the limit.

You have spent quite a bit of time working on your area of Medieval history. Now it’s time to pass on what you learn! The future Master Historian in Medieval History must create 3 lessons pertaining to the subject they researched. More lessons are always welcome, but 3 is the minimum. The lessons should be designed to pass on specific points of knowledge that you think are important to understanding your area of research and should include follow up questions that allow the guild member to think critically about the topic. These lessons will be stored for future use by Guild members.