Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
University of East Anglia
Course Title:
Conspiracy and Crisis in the Early Modern World
Course Number:
His 5027B
Course Description:
Assassination. Foreign invasion. Revolt and rebellion. Political and religious plots loomed large and posed a constant threat in Early Modern England. Conspiracy was not simply an imagined threat nor did it exist in theory; it was a social and political reality that elicited fear, shaped policies and gave rise to self-fulfilling prophecies. Did the greatest threat of subversion come from popular uprisings, foreign invasion or from the heart of the British government? From Mary, Queen of Scots and the Gunpowder Plot to the hidden agenda of Charles I, you will survey a series of popular, elite and royalist conspiracies. Moving behind official narratives, you will draw on a host of resources to investigate alternative explanations for crisis over power, authority and legitimacy during this period. Each conspiracy will provide a point of entry into broader changes in early modern society as the crown and commons reimagined and realigned political, religious
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
HNRS 240, INTS 399
Course URL:
https://www.uea.ac.uk/documents/2654296/5385838/HIS+Spring+2019-20.pdf/7063e0d5-1939-1169-1e03-5b14efc25f60
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