HIS244H1

Early Modern Europe, 1648-1815

This course will survey the history of Europe from the Thirty Year’s War to the fall of the Napoleonic Empire. We will explore principal themes which transformed Europe during this period: the birth of the modern nation-state; the increasing scale of warfare; the scientific revolution and the Enlightenment; the emergence of capitalist economies; the consolidation of transatlantic colonial empires; and the French Revolution. Students will read a range of primary and secondary source materials; attendance at lectures, participation in tutorials and course reading are required components of the course.