The Family in England, 1500-1900

1 credits · Undergraduate

A social history of the changes in family life in England wrought by the Reformation, the Renaissance, civil war, the Enlightenment, and industrialization. While focusing upon plebeian families, it considers broad legal and social trends that affected all families and all members of the English household, including extended family, servants, and apprentices. Prerequisite: 4.0 HIST credits or permission of the chair. Not open to students with credit for HIST 3560Y.