Syllabus: History of England 1485-1800
Fall
1996
Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 PM
A202
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Course Description
Course Objectives
Texts/Documents
Course Requirements
WWW
Resources
Grading
Scale
Tentative
Course Schedule
This course will survey the history of England during the Tudor, Stuart, and
Hanoverian periods. As many aspects of the history (social, cultural,
intellectual, economic, religious, and political) will be examined as possible,
but emphasis will be on political developments.
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- To acquaint you with an overview of the movements, events, and ideas
which have characterized English history and have molded the perspectives of its
people.
- To acquaint you with some of the chief issues and historiographical
problems of the period.
- To develop your ability to "do history" by working on research
skills, critical thinking, and debate.
- To develop your communication skills (oral and written) by using
discussion, presentation, and writing assignments.
- To acquaint you with the resources available for the study of history on
the World Wide Web.
- To develop your skills for teaching history.
- To cultivate in you a love of learning and English history.
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The required texts are:
- S.T. Bindoff, Tudor England.New York: Penguin, 1950, 1991.
- J.P. Kenyon, Stuart England. New York: Penguin, 1978, 1985.
These texts are available in the CSF Bookshoppe. Many other readings will be
required. Some of these will be handed out in class; many others will be
accessible through clickable items on the syllabus itself. See the
Course Schedule section.
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- Class Participation.You are expected to attend class, be
prepared for it (i.e., read the assigned readings) and participate in
discussion. You should be familiar with the texts and other readings. See the
Course Schedule for these. You will also be asked to
do two class presentations (such as a character sketch or role play). Other
class activities may include such things as the following:
- Debate over whether or not Henry VIII should have been allowed to divorce
Katherine of Aragon.
- Debate over whether or not the English Reformation was caused solely by
Henry's desire for divorce.
- Role play evoking English and Spanish attitudes towards each other and some
of the exploits during Elizabeth I's reign (especially regarding the Armada).
- Debate between Puritans and Anglicans over worship.
- Debate over The Book of Sports
- Role play involving people from some of the religious sects which emerged
in the period of the English Civil War (Muggletonians, Familists, Fifth
Monarchists, etc., as well as Presbyterians, Independents, and Anglicans)
- Role play in which you discuss who you would have aligned with in the
English Civil War.
- Role play of debates in Parliament during the Interregnum.
- Debate between a Whig and Tory during the Exclusion Crisis.
- Role play a Jacobite's view of the Glorious Revolution, Hanoverian
Accession, and the invasion of 1715 and 1745
- The English view of the American War for Independence.
The class
participation grade will be comprised of all of the above (attendance,
presentations, role plays, and interest shown will all be criteria), and will
amount to 25% of the course grade.
- Other Assignments. There will either be quizzes on the readings or
assignments from them. These will be worth 15% of the course grade.
- Research paper. 25% of course grade. See
Guidelines for Writing
History Papers. You will be asked also to read each other's papers and
critique them. Proposal due Thursday, 31 October. Rough draft due Thursday,
21 November. Final draft due Tuesday, 10 December. Please note also
the policy on plagiarism
which applies to ALL work done in this course.
- Exams.There will be a midterm and a final exam in the course: the
midterm is worth 10% of the course grade; the final 20%.
- Film. Watch ONE of the following films outside of class, and
evaluate it (in a two-page review) for historical atmosphere and accuracy. 5% of
course grade. (Note: if you watch the film at the instructor's home you will
not have to write the review).
- Richard III
- Man for All Seasons
- Cromwell
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII (2 episodes)
- Rob Roy
- Restoration
- Lady Jane
- Some Shakespearean plays may also be acceptable.
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American
and British History Documents
UK Index
UK Active Map
UVA Electronic Text
Center
Early
Modern Literary Studies--E-Texts
English History
Primary Documents
University
of Kansas, Resources for History
Institute for Historical
Research, London
WWW Resources for
Historians
Early Modern
England Source
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The grading scale for this course will be as follows:
| 95-100=A |
75-77=C |
| 92-94=A- | 72-74=C- |
| 88-91=B+ |
68-71=D+ |
| 85-87=B | 65-67=D |
| 82-84=B- |
62-64=D-
|
| 78-81=C+ |
61 and below=F |
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NOTE: This course schedule is tentative and is subject to change.
Tuesday, 27 August: Course Introduction & Orientation
Thursday, 29 August: Bindoff, 7-42; Begin reading
Utopia
by Thomas More. (Note: If you would prefer this in book form, you
should be able to find it in a library or obtain it from B & N.)
Introduction
to Tudors
Tuesday, 3 September: Bindoff, 43-64
Thursday, 5 September: Bindoff, 64-76; Henry VII & Henry VIII
confront each other.
Tuesday, 10 September: Bindoff, 77-93
Thursday, 12 September: Bindoff, 93-111
Tuesday, 17 September: Bindoff, 112-146;
Thursday, 19 September: role play of The Divorce Trial of Henry
VIII and Katherine of Aragon
Tuesday, 24 September: Bindoff, 147-182; Discussion on
Utopia.
Woodcut from 1518
edition
Thursday, 26 September: Bindoff, 183-211
Tuesday, 1 October:Bindoff, 212-246; John Knox, First Blast of
the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women
Thursday, 3 October: Bindoff, 247-276;
Debate on Anglicanism,
Puritanism, and Catholicism
Tuesday, 8 October:
Bindoff, 277-307
Thursday, 10 October: Midterm Exam
Tuesday, 15 October: Fall Break!!
Thursday, 17 October: Fall Break!!
Tuesday, 22 October: Kenyon, 9-82;
Execution of John Selman;
Introduction
to Stuarts
Thursday, 24 October: Kenyon, 83-114; James I: A Counter-Blaste
to Tobacco
Tuesday, 29 October: Kenyon, 115-157
Thursday, 31 October:
Kenyon, 158-179;
Autobiography
of George Fox; Woodcut
of Execution of Charles I
Tuesday, 5 November: Kenyon, 179-194; selections from T. Edwards,
Gangraena (handout)
Thursday, 7 November: Kenyon, 195-213
Tuesday, 12 November: Kenyon, 214-243;
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
Thursday, 14 November : Kenyon, 244-69
Tuesday, 19 November: Kenyon, 270-283;
1689 Bill of
Rights
Thursday, 21 November: Kenyon, 284-295;
William
III Addresses Parliament on the French Question
Tuesday, 26 November: Kenyon, 298-313
Thursday, 28 November: Thanksgiving Break, no class!!
Tuesday, 3 December: Kenyon, 314-335
Thursday, 5 December: Kenyon, 336-355
Tuesday, 10 December:Execution
of Jonathan Wild
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