British & Irish History
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The Lords of the Isles were a Gaelic-Norse descended aristocracy whose power base was centred around the Irish Sea via territories such as the Isle of Man and the Western Isles. This course explores the history of the Lords of the Isles- the political and cultural rivals to the kings of Scots from their Irish Sea base from the late Viking Age to 1493.



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Explore the main developments in British political history between 1812-1832 from the formation of Lord Liverpool’s government to the Great Reform Act.



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The thirteenth century saw immense socio-political and economic change with the rise of towns, conflict between king and parliament, and the advent of the mendicant orders, the Dominicans and Franciscans, offering a new form of spirituality.



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We’ll explore the presence and experiences of Black communities in Britain, from the 1700s to the present. We’ll also analyse the concept of race and racist ideologies as they evolved, and community resistance to them.



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George II is perhaps best remembered as the last British monarch to lead his troops into battle and also as the



instigator of the custom of standing for the Hallelujah Chorus in Handel’s Messiah. His reign marked the high point of



Handel’s career which the King did much to promote but also saw other great achievements in British culture with the art of Hogarth and the works of Pope and Swift. In politics, Robert Walpole created the post of Prime Minister and Bonnie Prince Charlie’s rebellion was the last attempt by the Stuarts to regain power and made him into an instant legend. Towards the end of the reign men like Pitt, Wolfe and Clive laid the foundations of the British empire whilst the Agricultural Revolution was transforming British society.



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The course is about politics, culture, warfare and religion from c.1371, the reign of the first Stewart monarch, Robert II, to the Union of the Crowns and the loss of Scottish dynastic independence in c.1603 under James VI, the son of Mary, Queen of Scots.



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Explore the design of English royal badges of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries; discover the attributes attributed to arrange of animals both real and mythical.



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Explore the life and times of George 111 the first English born monarch for over 70 years whose reign saw both the loss of the American colonies and the birth of a new industrial, agricultural and scientific age.



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George IV is remembered as the Prince Regent whose extravagance was matched by his good taste. Explore the tumultuous life and times of this fascinating monarch.



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Explore the main developments in British political history between 1832-1848 from the Whig government’s social reforms following the Great Reform Act to the Tory split over the repeal of the Corn Laws .



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Was it a poker or prayer that killed Edward II? His great-grandson, Richard II, produced the first English cookery book and yet he was also deposed and murdered. Were his recipes that bad?



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Known as the Sailor King, William IV had spent much of his career in the Navy and later held the title Lord High Admiral. As king he presided over one of the most Reforming Governments ever and gained a reputation for reversing the extravagance of his brother’s reign.



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