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Cultural History of London
The history of London is cathedrals, palaces, a legal system and law courts, social institutions and museums, and its “City” of finance and commerce. We study St Paul’s Cathedral and Banqueting House and ideas of the English Enlightenment; Kensington Palace, recent home of Princess Di, and the l8thC development of Cabinet system; the Inns of Court and the Church of the Knights Templar (now of “Da Vinci Code” fame), Lincoln’s Inn, the High Court and the development of the British legal system; the Palace of Westminster and the House of Lords and the House of Commons; the l9thC cluster of the Albert Memorial, the Royal Albert Hall, the V&A, the Natural History Museum, Victorian values at the height of the British Empire; the City of London, defined by Roman walls, the Tower of London, medieval Guildhalls, the institutions of the British Empire, and daring of 20th and 21st C architecture of finance and trade.Instructor: Dr. Claire Baker Requirements HIST 317B - In addition to the above requirements, students will develop a project based on the Rutherfurd text, with written commentary, which extends the content of the course beyond the assigned text and reinforces key concepts of the course. UPPER LEVEL READING PAPER: “LONDON” from Chapter 13 The novel is the history of people who make up Great Britain today. The history is factual, and the characters are fictional. The introduction traces names from one generation to another over the centuries as people intermarry or move up or down the social ladder. The introduction suggests the origin of names: Ducket-Celtic; Meredith-Welsh; Bull -Saxon; Barnikel-Dane; Silversleeves-French Norman; Penny-Huguenot. In this way, the origin of people who make up the British Isles is easily identified as the names move through the centuries. Questions are set out for each chapter to focus attention on the historical issues of the period. Once you recognize the names as Celtic, or French Norman, or Saxon, or Dane, or Huguenot, the characters assume immediate identity as the chapters progress. This Field Study course is applicable to an upper- or lower-level course for history, humanities, or elective credit. Registration Textbooks and additional costs England: A Concise History, Halliday (Thames and Hudson). Estimated $15.00 Upper Level: London, Edward Rutherfurd. Chapters 1 - 12. $15.00 Specific small texts for St Paul’s Cathedral, Palace Westminster, the Temple Church (discussed in “The Da Vinci Code”): Altogether, about $15.00 Additional costs will include entrance fees with student discount, about $25.00; Tube pass for central London, area 1, for one week is recommended. Accommodations and Transportation Please contact the hotel and make reservations directly. If you want to room with another student in the course, please contact the Field Study office for contact information for other registered students. County Hotel http://imperialhotels.co.uk/county1_hotel.aspx Nearest tube station: Euston Station Schedule
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