Undergraduate Course: Britain in an Age of Revolutions, 1783-1815 (HIST10305)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | The period from the end of the American Revolution to the end of the Napoleonic Wars has long been of great interest to historians of the British world. This course encourages students to immerse themselves in detailed study of this important period and the political, intellectual, social and cultural changes that it witnessed. It is based on the intensive study of a variety of primary source materials (including contemporary pamphlets, newspapers, parliamentary debates, satirical prints and manuscripts) as well as critical engagement with the historiography of the period. |
| Course description |
The period between the American Revolution and the end of the Napoleonic Wars is a critical period in the history of the British world (as it is within European, American and global history). It provides the locus for a number of influential interpretations of political, social and cultural change: the birth of modern political ideologies and of the modern state; the industrial revolution and the making of class; the emergence of separate spheres; the forging of Britishness; and the establishment of Britain as a global power through victory in the second hundred years' war with France and the creation of a 'second empire'. This course will explore these interpretations of political, cultural and social change, both through the existing historiography and through the intensive analysis of a varied body of primary source material.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | It is RECOMMENDED that students do NOT also take
Britain during the Napoleonic Wars, 1798-1815 (HIST10195)
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Other requirements | A pass in 40 credits of third level historical courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, PTs are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Administrator to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503780). |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, command of the body of knowledge considered in the course;
- demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, an ability to read, analyse and reflect critically upon relevant scholarship;
- demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, an ability to understand, evaluate and utilise a variety of primary source material;
- demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, the ability to develop and sustain scholarly arguments in oral and written form, by formulating appropriate questions and utilising relevant evidence;
- demonstrate independence of mind and initiative; intellectual integrity and maturity; an ability to evaluate the work of others, including peers.
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Reading List
J. Barrell, The Spirit of Despotism: Invasions of Privacy in the 1790s (2006).
G. Claeys, The French Revolution Debate in Britain: The Origins of Modern Politics (2007).
A. Clark, Scandal: The Sexual Politics of the British Constitution (2004).
J. W. Derry, Politics in the Age of Fox, Pitt and Liverpool: Continuity and Transformation (1990).
H. T. Dickinson (ed.), A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Britain (2002).
M. Duffy, The Younger Pitt (2000).
C. Emsley, British Society and the French Wars, 1793-1815 (1979).
J. Innes, Inferior Politics: Social Problems and Social Policies in Eighteenth-Century Britain (2009).
P. J. Marshall (ed.), The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume 2, The Eighteenth Century (1998).
L. G. Mitchell, Charles James Fox (1992).
M. Philp (ed.), The French Revolution and British Popular Politics (1991).
D. Wahrman, Imagining the Middle Class: The Political Representation of Class in Britain, c. 1780-1840 (1995).
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Britain in an Age |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Gordon Pentland
Tel: (0131 6)50 8354
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Course secretary | Mrs Diane Knowles
Tel: (0131 6)50 3781
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