Description of the Course: Few nations in modern history have experienced such dramatic change as Great Britain. Over the last 300 years, the British people have pushed through numerous political reforms and witnessed enormous economic and social transformations while winning and losing the greatest empire in the history of the world. Although many of these changes have taken place with a minimum of violence, they have imposed heavy strains on existing ideas and institutions that often threatened to fracture the British nation along ethnic, class, religious, racial, and gender lines. In this course, we will survey the important changes that have taken place in Britain since 1688 and investigate the manner in which they have influenced the forces that have shaped the character of the British nation.

Topics Covered Include: Glorious Revolution, the Scottish rebellions of 1715 and 1745, the American Revolution, Ireland, the Industrial Revolution, the Victorians, World War I, World War II, and Britain's empire.

Class Meeting Time: TT 1:00PM-2:15PM

This course is taught by: Professor Hugh Dubrulle

Click here to see a syllabus from the last time Professor Dubrulle taught this course. Please note that the syllabus may change substantially.

Saint Anselm College, a Benedictine, Catholic, Liberal Arts College
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