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The Evolution of Modern Europe

An image of the painting Storming of the Bastile by Jean-Pierre Houel, 1789
The Storming of the Bastille by Jean-Pierre Houel, 1789

A survey of Western and Central Europe and Great Britain from about 1750 to 1950. The focus is on the revolutions which produced modern Europe, notably the political revolutions (1789 and 1848), industrialization, urbanization, population growth, secularization, the rise of new classes, and changes in ideologies and popular attitudes.

This course is offered through Arts and Science Online.

Department of History, Queen's University

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