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131-005 Politics and Culture in Tudor England | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-112. Students who have completed 131-112 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. It is recommended that this subject be taken in conjunction with 131-006 Religion and Civil War in Britain. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr B Collett |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Subject Description | This subject studies a period of highly significant transformation in British and European history. When the civil 'War of the Roses' ended in 1485 with the death of Richard III, the Welsh Tudor family built up a powerful nation-state. This period incorporates Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, the Tudor revolution in government, the Protestant Reformation, the Anglican Church, Catholic priests in hiding. Students should develop a knowledge of topics such as: women, families, culture and cuisine, the long reign of a female monarch, nationalism, xenophobia, fears of invasion, the Spanish Armada of 1588, and the literature of Shakespeare's England. Students should also encounter themes such as the anatomy of political transformations in centralised government, and constitutional definitions of parliamentary authority and civil liberties. |
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