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The Tudors: Power & Religion 1485 - 1603 - CED00070C

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  • Department: Centre for Lifelong Learning
  • Credit value: 10 credits
  • Credit level: C
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Spring Term 2023-24

Module aims

This module covers the period from the victory of Henry Tudor at Bosworth to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. The module will be structured chronologically and cover events such as the Reformations under Henry VIII and Edward VI, the reign of the Catholic Mary I and the Spanish Armada during the reign of Elizabeth I. It will also consider the changes in religious devotion in England after the Reformation and the cult of monarchy.

Module learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the module, students will:

  • Be familiar with the political and religious events during the Tudor dynasty
  • Have an appreciation of some of the main themes of historical enquiry relevant to the period
  • Be able to assess and evaluate a range of historiographical approaches to the period studied.

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Module feedback

The tutor will give regular individual verbal and written feedback throughout the module on work submitted.

The assessment feedback is as per the university’s guidelines with regard to timings.

Indicative reading

  • Susan Brigden, New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors (London: Allen Lane, 2000)
  • Alec Ryrie, The Age of Reformation: The Tudor and Stewart Realms, 1485-1603 (Harlow: Pearson Longman, 2009)
  • Penry Williams, The Tudor Regime (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1979).


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