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01 - General Introduction
01 - General Introduction
Professor Wrightson provides an introduction to the course. He briefly discusses the main features of the political and ... Read more
30 Mar 2011
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36mins
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02 - "The Tree of Commonwealth": The Social Order in the Sixteenth Century
02 - "The Tree of Commonwealth": The Social Order in the Sixteenth Century
Professor Wrightson provides a broad sketch of the social order of early modern England, focusing on the hierarchical la... Read more
30 Mar 2011
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43mins
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03 - Households: Structures, Priorities, Strategies, Roles
03 - Households: Structures, Priorities, Strategies, Roles
Professor Wrightson lectures on the structures of households in early modern England. Differentiating between urban and ... Read more
30 Mar 2011
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46mins
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20 - Constitutional Revolution and Civil War, 1640-1646
20 - Constitutional Revolution and Civil War, 1640-1646
Professor Wrightson begins his examination of the major events of the English Civil Wars which culminated ultimately wit... Read more
30 Mar 2011
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49mins
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07 - Late Medieval Religion and Its Critics
07 - Late Medieval Religion and Its Critics
In this lecture Professor Wrightson surveys the religious landscape of England during the later medieval period through ... Read more
30 Mar 2011
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45mins
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04 - Communities: Key Institutions and Relationships
04 - Communities: Key Institutions and Relationships
Professor Wrightson begins by discussing how modern perceptions of the 'traditional' community have informed the manner ... Read more
30 Mar 2011
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45mins
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21 - Regicide and Republic, 1647-1660
21 - Regicide and Republic, 1647-1660
In this lecture Professor Wrightson considers the events leading to the execution of Charles I in 1649, and the republic... Read more
30 Mar 2011
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47mins
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05 - "Countries" and Nation: Social and Economic Networks and the Urban System
05 - "Countries" and Nation: Social and Economic Networks and the Urban System
Professor Wrightson discusses local particularism and regionalism in early modern England and highlights the importance ... Read more
30 Mar 2011
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45mins
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22 - An Unsettled Settlement: The Restoration Era, 1660-1688
22 - An Unsettled Settlement: The Restoration Era, 1660-1688
In this lecture Professor Wrightson discusses the Restoration settlement of 1660 and the reigns of Charles II and James ... Read more
30 Mar 2011
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48mins
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23 - England, Britain, and the World: Economic Development, 1660-1720
23 - England, Britain, and the World: Economic Development, 1660-1720
Professor Wrightson discusses the remarkable growth of the British economy in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth ... Read more
30 Mar 2011
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46mins