History of England – Institute for the Study of Western Civilization

"The History of England," taught by William H. Fredlund, Ph.D., begins with the earliest period of recorded history for England in the era of the Celts, the Romans, and the Christian missionaries. Then we continue on into the creative period of the great medieval monarchies of Henry II, Edward I and Edward III. In the Winter Quarter, we turn our attention to the Tudors who dominate the whole of the fifteenth century and who produce the greatest monarch in the whole of English history. In the Spring Quarter, we turn to another family, the Stuarts, whose record of achievement is mixed and ultimately tragic. And we complete our year together with the story of the Glorious Revolution and the adoption of a Bill of Rights in 1688.

The course will be taught in two separate sections on Tuesday and Thursday nights, starting this Fall and continuing through Winter and Spring Quarters. All classes begin at 7:00 PM.