Ranked #1
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
7 Apr 2011
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45mins
Ranked #2
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
7 Apr 2011
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46mins
Ranked #3
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
7 Apr 2011
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47mins
Ranked #4
25 - Concluding Discussion and Advice on Examination
25 - Concluding Discussion and Advice on Examination
In this final lecture, Professor Wrightson reviews the major themes of the class through a reflection on the nature of t... Read more
7 Apr 2011
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18mins
Ranked #5
08 - Reformation and Division, 1530-1558
08 - Reformation and Division, 1530-1558
Professor Wrightson examines the various stages of the reformation in England, beginning with the legislative, as oppose... Read more
7 Apr 2011
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50mins
Ranked #6
09 - "Commodity" and "Commonwealth": Economic and Social Problems, 1520-1560
09 - "Commodity" and "Commonwealth": Economic and Social Problems, 1520-1560
Professor Wrightson surveys the changing economic landscape of early modern England in the early sixteenth century. He n... Read more
7 Apr 2011
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46mins
Ranked #7
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
7 Apr 2011
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45mins
Ranked #8
06 - The Structures of Power
06 - The Structures of Power
Professor Wrightson begins by discussing recent trends in English political history, which has expanded from focusing so... Read more
7 Apr 2011
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51mins
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10 - The Elizabethan Confessional State: Conformity, Papists and Puritans
10 - The Elizabethan Confessional State: Conformity, Papists and Puritans
Professor Wrightson discusses the Elizabethan settlement of religion and the manner in which it was defended from both '... Read more
7 Apr 2011
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51mins
Ranked #10
11 - The Elizabethan "Monarchical Republic": Political Participation
11 - The Elizabethan "Monarchical Republic": Political Participation
In this lecture Professor Wrightson provides an overview of central political issues of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. ... Read more
7 Apr 2011
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44mins