History

Course summary

“All sorts of reasons can be given for reading history, but the best of them has always seemed to me sheer pleasure.”Lord Robert Blake in CSL Davies’ Peace Print & Protestantism 1450-1558 1C The Tudors: England, 1485-1603 A breadth study that encompasses the Tudor dynasty. The paper explores power, politics, intellectual and religious ideas, and how England was governed during this period. To understand this paper, we’ll draw on the work of historians, artists, and playwrights. 2N Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917-1953 A depth study of the coming and practice of communism in Russia. The paper explores concepts such as Marxism, communism, Leninism, and Stalinism, ideological control and dictatorship. It also enables you to consider issues of political authority, the power of individuals and the interrelationship of governmental and economic and social change. To understand this paper, we’ll pay particular attention to primary sources, ranging from propaganda to ration cards.