The Scottish Revolution, 1596-1651 (P00824)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCL-P-SCREV

The Scottish uprising against Charles I in 1637-8, leading to the seizure of power by the covenanters, was a pivotal moment in British history, the first in a series of events that would lead to Charles's downfall. In Scotland as in England, a new regime was established at the revolution, based on parliament rather than the incipient royal absolutism that had characterised the period before 1638. An enhanced state structure raised new armies and new taxes, and set out to build a fully godly society. In the process the Scottish regime suffered splits and fell into conflict with England, leading to defeat-but many of the achievements of the covenanters survived, and others would be revived in 1689-90, shaping the course of Scottish and British history for a long time to come. The roots of these dramatic events lie in the stresses of the decades before 1638, and the first part of the course examines the successes and failures of royal policy in Scotland in detail. The second part moves chronologically through the period 1637-51, and there is a final review in which long-term patterns in the period 1596-1690 are discussed.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 2 hour(s) per week for 2 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Through completion of this course students should not only have gained knowledge and understanding of this period of Scottish History but should have had some experience of the following skills:

Critical reading of primary and secondary sources
Completion of independent research leading to seminar presentation and submission of written work to a required standard.
Participation in group seminar work and an appreciation of the responsibility to other members of the group that such work entails.