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History 332: Tudor England is a 300-level course offered in the
Department of History that introduces students to the history, politics,
religion, and literature of England during the reign of the Tudors (1485 to
1603). The course will be offered in J-term 2008 and J-term 2009. For more information, click a link below.
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Course Description - This course follows political,
religious, social, and cultural developments in early modern England
during the years of the Tudor monarchies (1485-1603). Central
themes include the economic and cultural development of England in
the sixteenth century, religion and politics under the Tudors,
relations within the British Isles (Irish, Scots, Welsh), and wider
relations in Europe and the Americas. The Tudor Age is an era of
anxious reform, political intrigue, institutional development, and
the Elizabethan Renaissance. It is also a period that produced
several impressive female leaders, including Catherine of Aragon,
Anne Boleyn, Mary I, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, and so on.
As a result, women and gender issues will be important themes in
this course (and the subject of your first essay). Film study will
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Syllabus and Readings - The course syllabus used during
J-term 2008 is available here: History 332
Syllabus
Note: I will be travelling to
Washington, D.C. on departmental business Thursday, January 3rd (the
first day of J-term). As a result, our class will not begin until
Monday, January 7th, 2008. Your first assignment, however, begins on
Thursday, January 3: I would like you to read the Introduction in
the book Early Modern England (pp. 1-30, allow at least 2
hours for this), and also the first two chapters of The Wives of
Henry VIII (Catherine of Aragon, pp. 9-48). This is a clue
to you that we will be reading a lot in this course!
Required Books
Robert Bucholz and Newton Key, Early Modern England 1485-1714:
A Narrative History (Blackwell Publishing, 2004, ISBN
0-631-21393-7)
Antonia Fraser, The Wives of Henry VIII (Vintage Books,
1992, ISBN 0-679-73001-X)
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| Essay Assignments - The printed essay assignments, due
dates, and a guide to writing essays:
Review Sheets
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