Course Modules

This module delivers an overview of the history of early medieval Britain. You will examine major political events and social change from around 500AD to the aftermath of the Norman Conquest of 1066. You will explore the Saxon societies of […]

This module examines the causes and ramifications of the Hundred Years’ War. You will explore the long-standing tensions between the royalties of England and France in the lead up to the war, as well as military tactics used by both

This module moves chronologically through the monarchs and events of the sixteenth century. You will consider the role of political faction in the decision-making process under Henry VIII; the impact of the Reformation at the centre and in the localities;

This module examines the emerging commercial cultures of Early Modern England. Using primary sources of wills, business accounts, personal letters and diaries, you will consider the changing attitudes to business and consumption of the period and how they laid the

This module aims to provide you with a robust understanding of the nature of ideology, its operation within different political and cultural contexts, including Marxist, liberal and conservative approaches. You will also explore and analyse a range of indicative political

This module will introduce you to oral history as a methodology, as well as the evaluation of oral sources by historians. You will seek to place oral history within the wider debates around history as a discipline, and as a

This module explores major themes and events in English history from the 12th to the 15th century. You will study events including: the Angevin Empire and its loss, Magna Carta and the role of the Papal Monarchy, the relative peace

The module draws upon the specialist expertise of our History tutors, as you examine a different approach to history each week from a range of contemporary theoretical perspectives. These will include, amongst others, social and cultural history, the history of

This module examines the fundamental aspects of contemporary British history in a period of rapidly changing global redefinitions and reorganisations. You will consider the introduction of the welfare state within an interventionist economic structure, the shifting power relationship between majority

This module analyses the distinctive origins of American political thought and constitutional practice, the structures and effects of slavery, the origins of the civil war, the evolution of popular culture with special reference to jazz, the pursuit of civil rights