HIST 632 Tudor British History
An introduction to the variety of topics and of approaches evident in recent historical research and writing concerning England during the Tudor and early Stuart periods (roughly 1500-1650). The course consists of topically-based units of reading, illustrating different typologies of work exemplified in the current secondary literature at large. Roughly equal emphasis upon political, social and economic, and religious history. Major topics include the problems of the medieval/early modern divide, the English reformation(s), the foundations of the early modern state, and economic and demographic change. In-class discussions and writing assignments focus upon approaches and historiography.