HIST 345 Outline

THE KING'S UNIVERSITY

COURSE NUMBER:

HIST 345

COURSE TITLE:

Stuart Britain

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR:

Richard Vaudry, Ph.D., F.R.Hist.S.

CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION:

credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 0)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to give students an appreciation for the basic themes of British history from 1603 to 1688. A concluding survey covering the period from the Glorious Revolution to 1714 is included. Some prominent topics are: Anglicans and Puritans, Cromwell and the Holy Commonwealth, radical social thought and foreign relations.

Prerequisites: HIST 204

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Mark Kishlanshy, A Monarchy Transformed: Britain 1603-1714 (Penguin, l996).

MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT:


Essay - Proposal, Outline, Bibliography	10%
Essay - Completed Essay (2500-3000 words)	40%
Attendance and Participation	10%
Final Examination	30%

	100%

LECTURE SCHEDULE:

Monarchy
Aristocracy, Gentry
Economy
Fire and Plague
Women, Marriage and Family
Parliament
Causes, course and consequences of the British civil wars
Scotland
Ireland
Cromwell
Arminianism, Laudianism and Puritanism
Trade and the East India Company
West Indies and the ‘Sugar Revolution’
Political Radicalism and political conservatism
Transatlantic Britain; Virginia, Massachusetts and Bermuda
Coffee houses and the Public Square
Restoration
Glorious Revolution

Required texts, assignments, and grade distributions may vary from one offering of this course to the next. Please consult the course instructor for up to date details.