HIST 230 - Modern Ireland, 1550 to the Present

2020-2021 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 4
Lecture: 4
Non-Lecture: 0
This course covers the last 500 years of Irish history, from the conquest of Ireland by the English Tudor and Stuart monarchs through the Northern Ireland peace process and age of the European Union. Significant time will be spent on the development of ethnic, religious and class conflicts, the emergence of Irish nationalism, the impact of the 19th century famine, and the dynamics of Irish independence from Britain. We will also look at Irish history from a global perspective, exploring how Ireland’s experience can be connected to larger themes in European and world history.

Offered: Not on a regular basis
Program Attribute: HEUR