Dr. Anthony Brundage, Professor of History Email:
albrundage@csupomona.edu
See reverse side for
assignments and grading system
The entire span of British history will be covered in two
courses, each of them five weeks in length (8 hours per week). Numerous field
trips to historic sites, many of them coordinated with the British Life and
Culture course, will augment the classroom lectures and discussions. There are four books required for the two
courses. You will need to purchase these before leaving for London, preferably
before the end of November. If you
want to buy new copies ($37 each) of the 8th edition, go to the
publisher’s website:
http://college.hmco.com/cgi-bin/SaCGI.cgi/store.class
If you want to search for used copies (8th
edition preferred, 7th edition OK), go to: http://www.addall.com
In either case, it is most effective to search by ISBN
(given below, following book titles).
It is perfectly acceptable for two students to share a set
of texts, an arrangement that is especially convenient when you are roommates.
HISTORY 351 HISTORY
OF GREAT BRITAIN TO 1688 (Weeks 1-5)
BOOKS:
Hollister, C. Warren, et al. The Making of England, 55 B.C. to 1399. 8th edition. Boston: Houghton Miflin,
2001. ISBN: 0618001018 (7th ed.: 0669397164)
Smith, Lacey Baldwin. This Realm of England, 1399 to
1688. 8th edition. Boston: Houghton
Miflin, 2001. ISBN: 0618001026 (7th ed.: 0669397172)
WEEK TOPIC READING
1/13 The Peopling of
Britain: Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans H, Ch.1-4
1/20 Feudalism, Military Expansion, Legal/Constitutional
Growth H,
Ch. 5-11
1/27 Social,
Economic, and Religious Crises of the late medieval/early Tudor era H, Ch. 12; S, Ch. 1-5
2/3 The Tudors:
strong government, religious and social upheaval, nationalism S, Ch. 6-10
2/10 Stuart Britain: political/religious challenges, Civil
War, Glorious Revolution S,
Ch. 11-15
HISTORY 352 HISTORY
OF GREAT BRITAIN SINCE 1688 (Weeks 6-10)
BOOKS:
Willcox, William B. and Walter L. Arnstein. The Age of Aristocracy, 1688-1830. 8th edition. Boston: Houghton Miflin,
2001. ISBN: 0618001034 (7th ed.: 0669397180)
Arnstein, Walter L. Britain
Yesterday and Today: 1830 to the Present.
8th edition. Boston: Houghton Miflin, 2001. ISBN: 0618001042 (7th
ed.: 0669397199)
WEEK TOPIC READING
2/17 The Eighteenth
Century: State, Society, and Economy W, Ch. 1-6
2/24
Industrialization, Urbanization, Ideological Challenges, Age of Reform W, Ch. 7-13; A, Ch 1
3/3 Victorian
Britain: Advancing Democracy and the Expansion of Empire A, Ch. 2-11
3/10 Britain in an
age of Total War and Rising Expectations A,
Ch. 12-18
3/17 British
Government, Society, and Culture since World War II A, Ch. 19-23
ASSIGNMENTS & GRADING
There will be a written assignment of 3-4 pages (typed,
double-spaced) due at the end of each week (or by the following Monday at the
latest), based on the lectures and readings for that week. These assignments will be handed out (or
emailed) prior to the start of each week.
Out of a total of five assignments for each course, only the top three
of these will be computed in the final course grade.
NOTE: NO LATE WORK
WILL BE ACCEPTED.
A term paper of 7-10 pages (typed, double-spaced, with
footnotes) will be due at the end of each course, The paper will be biographical in character. Choose any three leading figures in British
history during the period covered by the course, and compare and contrast their
characters, personalities, challenges and achievements. Which of the three do you think had the
greatest impact? Why? In choosing the three individuals, pick
different time periods for each, and make sure that, for HST 351, at least 400
years separate the earliest character form the most recent one. For HST 352, make it at least 120
years. Use the texts, lectures notes,
additional reading, and internet sources.
For the latter, see the link to British history sources on my
website. The due date for the HST 351
term paper is Feb. 17th. For
the HST 352 term paper, it is Mar. 21st.
NOTE: NO LATE WORK
WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Each of the weekly assignments carries a potential weight of
20 points. The term paper counts for 30
points. Attendance and classroom
participation count for 10 points.
Since only the top three of the weekly assignments are counted, that
makes 100 points total for each course.
90 points and above falls in the A range, 80 and above in the B range,
70 and above in the C range, etc. (with of course, plus and minus grades
assigned for scores just above and below those points.
I will be available for consultation during office hours (to
be announced), by special meetings that can be arranged as needed, and by email.