Lecture 01 - General Introduction. Professor Wrightson provides an introduction to the course. He briefly discusses the main features of the political and social landscape of early modern England and
then summarizes the broad social and structural changes that occurred during the period. Professor Wrightson offers some thoughts on the nature of history and the study of history and focuses, in particular,
on the benefits of studying the history of early modern England. He notes that the history of Britain in this period affected many other nations, such as early America and Canada, as well as later colonies such as
those in Africa and India, and that studying these events helps us to better understand ourselves in time and contextualize many of the features of modern society that we take for granted.
(from oyc.yale.edu)
Lecture 01 - General Introduction
Time
Lecture Chapters
[00:00:00]
1. Early Modern England
[00:07:23]
2. Why Study Early Modern England?
[00:19:49]
3. A New Historiography
[00:28:37]
4. Logistics
References
Lecture 1 - General Introduction
Instructor: Professor Keith E. Wrightson. Sources and Further Reading [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov].