HIST 270British History Since 1603
- Faculty
- Arts
- Last listed
- 1970–71
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1970–71 to 1970–71 (before that, 1963–64 to 1967–68 used the number for Asian History); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
A survey of the main stages in the development of Britain as a commercial, industrial and imperial nation, and of the problems encountered. Honours students will be expected to participate in seminars related to research papers. 3 hours. Prerequisite: History 100, 110 or permission of the instructor.
As printed in the 1970–71 calendar, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
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In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1963–64 to 1970–71, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1970–71 1 calendar
A survey of the main stages in the development of Britain as a commercial, industrial and imperial nation, and of the problems encountered. Honours students will be expected to participate in seminars related to research papers. 3 hours. Prerequisite: History 100, 110 or permission of the instructor.
Not in the 1968–69 to 1969–70 calendars.
1965–66 to 1967–68 3 calendars
Another title: Asian History, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
3 hours, lectures and seminars.
274.* Modern Russian History. The course will focus on important aspects in the development of the Russian state and society from the founding of the Romanov dynasty. Particular attention will be given to: (a) the growth of Tsarish autocracy, (b) the expansion of the Russian empire, (c) the evolution of serfdom, (d) the rise of the intelligence, (e) The Russian Revolution.
3 hours
276.* Modern German History. The course will cover in some depth selected topics during the period 1600 to 1850. (a) The Thirty Year’s War; its causes
and consequences. (b) The rise of Brandenburg-Prussia. (c) The Habsburg realm and Prussia in the early 19th century. (d) 1848 and its aftermath in Central Europe.
3 hours
1963–64 to 1964–65 2 calendars
Another title: Asian History, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
An introduction to the broad trends and ideas in the historical evolution of China, Japan and the Indian Sub-continent. (Not offered in 1963-64). 3 hours seminar.