Course Co-ordinator: Dr Caroline Erskine

Pre-requisite(s): None.

The purpose of this module is to explore the significance of the Reformation in reshaping the ways in which Protestant Scots, Englishmen and Irishmen perceived themselves, and the extent to which such self-definitions promoted or challenged ideas of British religious unity and integration. It spans the period from the Reformations of the sixteenth century to the partial consolidation of a British Protestant stage in the eighteenth century. Central themes will include the impact of religious identities upon political ideas and developments, and the Stuart monarchy as a force for integration, or the provocation of conflict, over three centuries.

10 x 1.5-hour seminars (to be arranged).

Continuous assessment (100%): 1 x 3000 word essay (70%); 1 x 1000 word seminar paper (30%).