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Welcome to History of the British Empire course!
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Course Structure

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This course is divided into periods, with different levels for each period.

  1. Introductory: This covers a basic grasp of key dates. Self-assessment is provided through a quiz.
  2. Intermediate: This goes a bit deeper as regards key issues. Self-assessment is provided through a quiz.
  3. Advanced: This covers the course more fully, involves following up links and references. It is assessed through assignments.
Period Dates Introductory Intermediate Advanced

Tudor Origins

1485 - 1603

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Consolidation at Home and Abroad

1603 - 1707

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Growth during the Eighteenth Century

1707 - 1776

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Age of Revolutions

1776 -1815

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The British Empire after Napoleon

1815 - 1870

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High Colonialism

1870 - 1914

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First World War

1914 - 1920

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Decline

1920 - 1939

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Dissolution

1939 - ?

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References

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