History of the British Monarchy

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This course focuses on the ways in which British monarchs have shaped political, social, economic, religious, and intellectual developments in Great Britain from the Romans to the present. Students will study historical, artistic, and literary portraits of Britain’s kings and queens, and view various media created about Britain’s Monarchs in order to gain a context for their reading. Students will also explore the Monarchy’s influence on the evolution of the English constitution over the millennia.