Program Overview

Life, Love and Death in Early Modern England

Course Overview

This course explores the life cycle in early modern England from birth to death, with a particular focus on gender. It examines topics including childhood, marriage, work, and old age, providing a comprehensive understanding of the period.

Course Details

• Duration: 7 weekly meetings plus 4 asynchronous online hours
• Tutor: Dr. Rachel Bowen
• Course code: HIS25A5271A
• Fee: Ł280
• Concessionary fee: Ł224
• Location: Online course

Learning and Teaching

The course consists of seven 2-hour online classes and 4 asynchronous hours, including lectures, class discussions, group work, source analysis activities, and exercises to develop academic skills.

Coursework and Assessment

Students will complete two pieces of assessed work:

• A 500-word source analysis or article review
• A 1000-word essay Advice and support will be provided for both assignments, with detailed feedback on strengths and areas for improvement.

Reading Suggestions

• David Cressy, Birth, marriage, and death: ritual, religion, and the life-cycle in Tudor and Stuart England (Oxford, 1997)
• Anthony Fletcher, Gender, Sex and Subordination in England (New Haven and London, 1995)
• Elizabeth Foyster, Manhood in Early Modern England: Honour, Sex and Marriage (London, 1999)
• Merry Wiesner, Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe (second edition) (Cambridge, 2000)
• Keith Wrightson, English Society (London, 2003)

Library and Computing Facilities

Students are entitled to use the University's library and computing facilities.

Accessibility

The University aims to provide access for all, offering confidential advice and support for students with long-term medical conditions, disabilities, or specific learning difficulties.