The British Empire: From Barbados to Brexit
This course examines the rise and decline of Britain's empire.
Outcomes: Students will understand the different factors responsible for its growth; relationship of empire and British economic and political change; place of empire in the Victorian ethos; different imperial governing arrangements; growth of nationalism and movements for independence within the empire and commonwealth.
Outcomes: Students will understand the different factors responsible for its growth; relationship of empire and British economic and political change; place of empire in the Victorian ethos; different imperial governing arrangements; growth of nationalism and movements for independence within the empire and commonwealth.