Nov 11, 2026  
2026-2027 Academic Calendar Mount Royal University 
    
2026-2027 Academic Calendar Mount Royal University

HIST 2241 - Britain and its Empire in the Nineteenth Century


Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
This course will examine the history of Great Britain and its Empire in the nineteenth century. Beginning with the struggles against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, and ending with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the course will examine Britain’s development as the world’s leading industrial and imperial power, and the political, social and cultural changes associated with Victorianism. The central themes of the course may include reform and repression in British political life; responses to industrialization; Victorian thought and culture; and the changing face of imperial development.

GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3