Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 21H.342 (Fall 2003) 
• Course Title:
• The Royal Family 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• History 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Harriet Ritvo  
• Course Introduction:
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  21H.342 The Royal Family
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2003

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features an extensive bibliography of readings as well as a gallery of images.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course is an an exploration of British culture and politics, focusing on the changing role of the monarchy from the accession of the House of Hanover (later Windsor) in 1714 to the present. The dynasty has encountered a series of crises, in which the personal and the political have been inextricably combined: for example, George III's mental illness; the scandalous behavior of his son, George IV; Victoria's withdrawal from public life after the death of Prince Albert; the abdication of Edward VIII; and the public antagonism sparked by sympathy for Diana, Princess of Wales.