WAR|RACE|FIRST WORLD WAR|HUMANITARIANISM|WORLD WAR ONE|CONTROVERSY

This course examines the history of the First World War through the latest historiographical debates and controversies, providing students with a thorough...

Controversies and Debates in First World War Studies (HIST0774)

This course examines the history of the First World War through the latest historiographical debates and controversies, providing students with a thorough knowledge of both the war and how it has been interpreted. The first half of the term explores five key historiographical controversies – why war broke out; whether soldiers were forced to fight; how much the home front knew of the war’s horrors; why did the Allies win the war; and to what extent the Second World War – and how it was waged - was due to the First. In the second half, we examine new historiographical themes: race; occupied territories; international law; gender; revolution.

LONDON HISTORY|POLITICAL HISTORY|EARLY MODERN HISTORY|INTERDISCIPLINARY|SOCIAL HISTORY

The early modern period was one of immense importance for the development of London, in terms of upheavals in church, state, politics and society, and in terms...

The Political City: London in the Seventeenth Century (HIST0257)

The early modern period was one of immense importance for the development of London, in terms of upheavals in church, state, politics and society, and in terms of its emergence as one of the world’s greatest cities. This course employs an interdisciplinary approach to the study of London’s history during the seventeenth century, in order to appreciate the many facets of the city’s political life. It explores the forces of order and disorder, and the avenues and arenas for both formal and informal political action, as well as the interactions between different groups within the capital, including parishioners, apprentices, and merchants. It analyses the impact of dramatic events from the Civil War to the Plague and Great Fire, and of long term trends, such as the print revolution, and explores a range of sources as diverse as government records, newspapers, and early modern plays.