A2BP_DRVB History of Great Britain

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Timetable
Mon 17:05–17:50 učebna 58
Prerequisites (in Czech)
A2BP_SOZK Complex Exam || A2BK_SOZK Complex Exam || AJ2BP_SOZK Qualifying Exam || AJ2BP_SZKO Qualifying Exam
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective of the course is to focus students learning on a variety of perspectives on historical isssues in British history and to critically explore differing points of view on these issues. Geopolitcs of Great Britain and the United Kingdom will be also discussed. Among the essential aims of the course is to support students development of understanding of British culture.
Syllabus
  • 1. Prehistoric Britain: the Neolithic Era, Prehistoric monuments, Bronz Age Britain, Celtic Britain. 2. Roman Britain: from the Roman invasion to life in Roman Britain. 3. Anglo-Saxon Britain: King Offa, Alfred the Great, the Danes, the Norman triumph. 4. Medieval Britain: from William the Conqueror to the Wars of the Roses. 5. The Tudors Era: Henry VII, Henry VIII, and queen Elizabeth I. 6. The Stuarts Era: James I, Charles I, the English Civil Wars, Cromwell's Protectorate, Restoration period. 7. Hanoverians: from George I to George III. 8. Queen Victoria and Victorian Britain: the growth of British Empire. 9. Towards World War One: the trade union, the Fabian Movement, WWI. 10. From Interbellum period to World War Two: the Irish independence, Hitler and Mussolini, the Munich Agreement, WWII. 11. From Decolonization to Margaret Thatcher: the 'welfare state', the Fall of Empire, Decolonization, Thatcher's governments. 12. Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Irish Free State, IRA, Battle of the Bogside, 'Bloody Sunday', Direct rule. 13. Geopolitics: Great Britain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Commonwealth, Politics of the U.K.
Literature
  • The Oxford illustrated history of Britain. Edited by Kenneth O. Morgan. Reissued in new covers. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, xiv, 646. ISBN 0192893262. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Lecture. Quiz from the content of the lectures.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2007, recent)
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