Office: 301 Lubbers Hall
Hours MWF 1:00-2:00

Extension: 7589

Email:baer@hope.edu

This course is an introduction to English history and civilization from the Glorious Revolution to the present. During the semester we will explore Britain's rise as a world power in the 18th and 19th centuries and subsequent decline in the 20th. Critical themes and issues include the forging of a constitutional monarchy and international politics before 1815, society and culture during the Victorian era, and economic and social change and the world wars in the 20th century.