HIST 385 - Europe in the Age of Empire and Absolutism

Credit Hours: 4
Frequency of Offering: Offered in alternate years, usually in the spring semester

A survey of the social, cultural, and political history of the turbulent 16th and 17th centuries in Western Europe, a key transitional period between the medieval and modern world. Topics of study include ramifications of the Reformation, the Counter-Reformation, and the wars of religion; the conflicts between a constitutional and an absolutist conception of government and the development of both courtly and popular culture.