AS HISTORY
PROGRAMME
OF STUDY FOR LOUIS XIV
AUTUMN
TERM 2008
|
TOPIC |
MONDAY (5
& 6 ) |
WEDNESDAY
(5 ) |
|
INTRODUCTION
TO THE COURSE AND HANDOUT SHEETS / BOOKS |
XXX |
3
SEPT |
|
Absolutism,
Divine Right and the practical and theoretical limits to Louis XIV’s
authority |
8
SEPT |
10
SEPT |
|
The
growth of central authority: the political and social function of
Versailles |
15
SEPT |
17
SEPT |
|
The
increase of authority in the Provinces, including the use of intendants
Part 1 |
22
SEPT |
24
SEPT |
|
The
increase of authority in the Provinces, including the use of intendants
Part 2 |
29
SEPT |
1
OCT |
|
Financial
problems and policies, including the role of Colbert, taxation reforms
and attempts to deal with corruption Part 1 |
6
OCT |
8
OCT |
|
Financial
problems and policies, including the role of Colbert, taxation reforms
and attempts to deal with corruption Part 2 (13 OCT) TIMED
ESSAY – EXAMINATION CONDITIONS (15 OCT) |
13
OCT |
15
OCT |
|
Economic
policies: Colbert, mercantilism and state-run industries |
3
NOV |
5
NOV |
|
Religious
policies: the problem of the Huguenots and the Revocation of the Edict
of Nantes, 1685 |
10
NOV |
12
NOV |
|
France’s
relationship with foreign powers in 1661 Objectives
of foreign policy under Louis XIV |
17
NOV |
19
NOV |
|
The
War of Devolution, 1667-68 |
24
NOV |
26
NOV |
|
The
Dutch War, 1672-79 Part 1 |
1
DEC |
3
DEC |
|
The
Reunions : From Nymegen to Ratisbon, 1679-84 |
8
DEC |
10
DEC |
|
TIMED
ESSAY – EXAMINATION CONDITIONS |
15
DEC |
17
DEC |
PROGRAMME
OF STUDY -- SPRING TERM 2009
|
TOPIC |
MONDAY (5
& 6 ) |
WEDNESDAY
(5) |
|
The
extension of royal authority and relations with the nobility Part 1 |
XXX |
7
JAN |
|
The
extension of royal authority and relations with the nobility Part 2 |
12
JAN |
14
JAN |
|
Financial
problems, especially the expense of war |
19
JAN |
21
JAN |
|
Economic
policies, including the successes and failures of overseas trading
companies |
26
JAN |
28
JAN |
|
Religious
policies: the problem of Jansenism and the Parlements |
2
FEB |
4
FEB |
|
TIMED
ESSAY – EXAM CONDITIONS |
9
FEB |
11
FEB |
|
The
extent to which Louis XIV had achieved his objectives within France by
1715 |
23
FEB |
25
FEB |
|
The
origins and consequences of the Nine Years War |
2
MAR |
4
MAR |
|
The
origins and consequences of the War of Spanish Succession |
9
MAR |
11
MAR |
|
The
extent to which Louis XIV had achieved his foreign policy objectives by
1715 |
16
MAR |
18
MAR |
|
TIMED
ESSAY – EXAM CONDITIONS |
23
MAR |
25
MAR |
PROGRAMME
OF STUDY -- SUMMER TERM 2009
|
TOPIC |
MONDAY (5
& 6) |
WEDNESDAY
(5) |
|
REVISION |
XXX |
22
APRIL |
|
REVISION |
27
APRIL |
29
APRIL |
|
REVISION |
4
MAY |
6
MAY |