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...students an overview of a period, their particular understanding will influence what they choose to include, what they skim over or treat in greater detail. So, what picture of early modern Europe is presented in this course? The approach is that of social and cultural history. Social history, which developed in the mid-twentieth century, is a broad field of study that...

...become the dominant pictorial form by 1600. Unlike an altarpiece or a fresco, this kind of picture has no fixed place; instead, its frame serves to separate it from its surroundings, allowing it to be hung in almost any setting. Its value lies not in any use as such, but in the ease with which it can be bought and sold (or what Marxists call its ‘exchange value’). In...

...becoming ever more popular. Approximately £840 million of tourism spending by overseas visitors in 2013 was attributable to film-induced tourism (Olsberg SPI, 2015). Film is often regarded as a driver of the other creative industries, in that it is high profile and often makes use of the highest design and creative skills. In the UK, film was the first creative industry...