HIST 3864 - Making Modern Britain, 1702-1815

Surveys Britain’s history between the War of the Spanish Succession and the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Major themes to be considered include the development of a fiscal-military state; the birth of modern party politics; economic growth and its consequences; the expansion of Britain’s world power and the loss of its North American colonies; the place of religious beliefs and institutions in an increasingly polite and commercial society; the pressures for social and political reforms; and the “Second Hundred Years War” with France.

Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Student’s work demonstrates critical use and proper citation of both primary and secondary sources.
Student’s work employs the formal styles of writing, argumentation, and presentation that historians use.
Student’s work reflects an understanding of historiographic traditions.

Ohio University

Ohio University

HIST 3864 - Making Modern Britain, 1702-1815