HIST 5864 - Making Modern Britain, 1702-1815

Surveys Britain’s history between the War of the Spanish Succession and the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Major themes to be considered include the development of a fiscal-military state; the birth of modern party politics; economic growth and its consequences; the expansion of Britain’s world power and the loss of its North American colonies; the place of religious beliefs and institutions in an increasingly polite and commercial society; the pressures for social and political reforms; and the “Second Hundred Years War” with France.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Student’s work demonstrates a basic mastery of research techniques that historians use.
Student’s work employs the formal styles of writing, argumentation, and presentation that historians use.
Student’s work reflects an understanding of historiographic traditions.
Students’ work will reflect an understanding of the events and culture of the historical topics examined in class.

Ohio University

Ohio University

HIST 5864 - Making Modern Britain, 1702-1815