Search : Index : Faculty of Arts : History
Prev 131-004 Australia Since 1914
Next 131-006 Religion and Civil War in Britain
131-005 Politics and Culture in Tudor England | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-112. Students who have completed 131-112 prior to 1999 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 P Nicholls |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
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, and 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, parliamentary authority, and the value of constitutional definitions of civil liberties. |
Assessment | Class participation and written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
Search : Index : Faculty of Arts : History
Prev 131-004 Australia Since 1914
Next 131-006 Religion and Civil War in Britain
Status: Official 2001 Last Modified: Wednesday May 23 22:24 SGML to HTML Conversion: Information Technology Services Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email Enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au