Last update: Mgr. Miroslava Horová, Ph.D. (18.09.2023)
This introductory undergraduate lecture course maps the key events of British history, from pre-Roman times to Brexit and its current aftermath. Each lecture will highlight historical developments that define the designated period, providing basic diachronic frameworks and critical resonances. Students are encouraged to follow the lecture series and familiarise themselves with the contextual background provided in order to complement and facilitate their further studies in literary and cultural history. A list of suggested secondary material is provided below. All lectures are in English.
Assessment:
Credits (4 ECTS, a final grade) are obtained by passing the final assignment on the dates advertised during each exam period. The final assignment is a short essay (800 words), submitted on Moodle by the specific exam date. Set assignment topics will be available on Moodle by the second week of the semester.
Suggested secondary material:
Ackroyd, Peter. Tudors: A History of England, Vol. II. Macmillan, 2012.
Black, Jeremy. History of the British Isles. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.
Clarkson, Tim. The Picts: A History. Tempus, 2010.
Davies, John. A History of Wales. Penguin, 2007.
Foster, R.F. Modern Ireland, 1600-1972. Penguin, 1990.
Hobsbawm, Eric J. The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991. Vintage, 1996.
Kearney, Hugh. The British Isles: A History of Four Nations. CUP, 2006.
Lowe, Norman. Mastering Modern British History. Palgrave Macmillan, 1998.
Magnusson, Magnus. Scotland: The Story of a Nation. Harper Collins, 2001.
Pryor, Francis. Britain BC: Life in Britain and Ireland Before the Romans. Harper Perennial, 2004.
Marr, Andrew. A History of Modern Britain. Pan, 2009.
Morris, Marc. The Anglo -Saxons-A History of the Beginnings of England. Hutchison, 2021.
Schama, Simon:
A History of Britain I: At the Edge of the World? 3000 BC–AD 1603 (BBC, 2000)
A History of Britain II: The British Wars 1603–1776 (BBC, 2001)
A History of Britain III: The Fate of Empire 1776–2000 (BBC, 2002)
Starkey, David. Monarchy, Elizabeth, The Six Wives of Henry VIII. All BBC documentaries available on youtube.com.
