From Darien to Parliamentary Union: Capital, Trade and Politics in Scotland C.1680-1707 (P00825)

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

The course aims to examine attempts to achieve a Scottish colonial empire within the context of the financial revolution of the late seventeenth century and the impact on Anglo-Scottish politics. The Company of Scotland will be analysed as an instrument of empire and also a significant factor in the development of financial capitalism in Scotland. The course will review the economic and financial aspects of the Anglo-Scottish crisis of the early eighteenth century and provide a perspective on parliamentary union of 1707.

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

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Critical reading of secondary sources and the ability to handle certain primary sources in printed form. Engagement with the principal themes identified in the course. The ability to place the issues examined in the course in a wider historical context.