Social History of England, 1500-1700 (HI209): Module Programme
Term |
Week |
Lecture and Seminar Topic |
| Autumn Term: Living the Early Modern World |
1 | Introduction: Social Order |
| 2 | Gender | |
| 3 | Birth, Marriage and Death | |
| 4 | Education and Literacy | |
| 5 | Poverty and the Poor Laws | |
| 6 | Reading Week (no lecture or seminar) | |
| 7 | Disease and Medicine | |
| 8 | Witchcraft | |
| 9 | Crime | |
| 10 | Immigration and Migration | |
| Christmas Vacation | ||
| Spring Term: The Collective Life of Early Modern England |
1 | Ritual and Festive Culture |
| 2 | Religion I: The Reformation | |
| 3 | Rural Society and Agrarian Change | |
| 4 | Riot and Rebellion | |
| 5 | London and Urban Society | |
| 6 | Reading Week (no lecture or seminar) | |
| 7 | Religion II: The Civil Wars | |
| 8 | Settling the New World | |
| 9 | Consumption and Industriousness | |
| 10 | The Rise of the Public Sphere | |
| Easter Vacation | ||
| Summer Term | 1 | Reflections: The Growth of the State in Early Modern English Society |
| 2 | Revision Session | |