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HIST280: The Victorians and Before: Britain, 1783-1901

Newgate Prison exercise yard c1872Who were the Victorians? Sometimes they are credited with inventing modern Britain, with the industrial revolution, urbanisation, democratisation, the transport network, and the law and order system listed among their achievements. Yet at the same time, they exhibited attitudes to gender, sexuality, race, politics, and poverty which would be considered shocking and disgraceful by modern standards. This module introduces you to a fascinating and contradictory period in British history. You’ll discover nineteenth-century Britain by exploring its most important and contentious spaces: the factory, the workhouse, the prison, the city, the railway carriage, and the home. You’ll find out what life was really like by studying a wide range of primary sources, including novels, press reports, parliamentary papers, criminal records, paintings, and diaries.

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Convenor:
Dr James Taylor

Taught: Michaelmas or Lent
Credits: 15
Length: 10 weeks
Assessment: Coursework and exam

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