To prepare for class click on the link for the relevant reading to find terms to identify
and questions to answer.
These terms and questions will serve as the basis for class discussions.
You are expected to consult the maps, glossaries, and chronolgies in the assigned readings on a regular basis.
Part 1: Religion and Society in the Sixteenth Century
Tuesday, 3 Sept. The Foundations of Early Modern France.
Thursday, 5 Sept. The Foundations of Early Modern France;
Davis, Society and Culture in Early Modern France, 1-16.
Tuesday, 10 Sept. Holt, The French Wars of Religion, 1-75.
Thursday, 12 Sept. Holt, The French Wars of Religion, 76-97;
Davis, Society and Culture in Early Modern France, 152-87.
Tuesday, 17 Sept. Holt, The French Wars of Religion, 98-152.
Thursday, 19 Sept. Holt, The French Wars of Religion, 153-89.
Tuesday, 24 Sept. Class cancelled but read Davis, Society and Culture in Early Modern France, 17-95.
Thursday, 26 Sept. Class cancelled.
Tuesday, 1 Oct. Holt, The French Wars of Religion, 190-216. Consultations for Midterm Essay.
Thursday, 3 Oct. Midterm Quiz. Midterm Essay Due.
Details for Midterm Quiz now available.
Part 2: The French State, 1614-1789
Tuesday, 8 Oct. Collins, The State in Early Modern France, 1-60.
Thursday, 10 Oct. Collins, The State in Early Modern France, 61-78.
Tuesday, 15 Oct. Collins, The State in Early Modern France, 79-124.
Thursday, 17 Oct. Collins, The State in Early Modern France, 125-49.
Tuesday, 22 Oct. Collins, The State in Early Modern France, 149-95.
Thursday, 24 Oct. Collins, The State in Early Modern France, 195-215.
Tuesday, 29 Oct. Collins, The State in Early Modern France, 216-67.
Thursday, 31 Oct. Van Kley, The Religious Origins of the French Revolution, 1-13.
Tuesday, 5 Nov. Van Kley, The Religious Origins of the French Revolution, 15-74.
Thursday, 7 Nov. Van Kley, The Religious Origins of the French Revolution, 75-100.
Tuesday, 12 Nov. Van Kley, The Religious Origins of the French Revolution, 100-60.
Thursday, 14 Nov. Van Kley, The Religious Origins of the French Revolution, 160-90.
Tuesday, 19 Nov. Van Kley, The Religious Origins of the French Revolution, 191-248.
Thursday, 21 Nov. Van Kley, The Religious Origins of the French Revolution, 249-302.
Tuesday, 26 Nov. Van Kley, The Religious Origins of the French Revolution, 303-75.
Thursday, 28 Nov. Review; term papers due in tutorial. Details now available
Final Exam: Friday, 13 Dec., 15:30-18:30. Details now available
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