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This module aims to provide students with:

Knowledge of major events in British, European and world history in the period from roughly 1400 to 1750.

Understanding of broad patterns that cut across decades, nations, and regions in the early modern period.

Knowledge of new and established approaches to historical research, as they are applied to the early modern period.

Competence in basic study skills, such as reading effectively, taking notes, digesting lectures, using library catalogues, critically using digital tools, and time-management.

Competence in fundamental scholarly skills, including analysing a journal article, unlocking a primary source, engaging in a scholarly debate, and writing a well-referenced essay.

Competence in spoken history, the art of talking about the human past in a thoughtful and engaging way.

Knowledge of types of primary source (travel narratives, trial documents, petitions, and others) commonly used by historians of the early modern period.

Familiarity with major genres of historical scholarship, including textbook chapters, introductory surveys, and journal articles.

Familiarity with non-academic forms of history, especially historical fiction and public history.