Course Summary
Unit 1 - Prologue
The early concept of kingship. The Anglo-Saxon invasions of Britain and the rise of some major kingdoms.
Unit 2 - The Saxon and Danish Kings
Review of the Saxon rulers of the House of Wessex. And the Danish line that temporarily interrupted the rule of the Wessex kings.
Unit 3 - The Norman Line
The history of England through the reigns of five monarchs beginning with more than twenty years when The Conqueror ruled and when great changes were wrought.
Unit 4 - The Angevin Plantagenets
Examination of the eight kings of the original line of the Plantagenet family, from Henry II to Richard II.
Unit 5 - The Wars of the Roses
Examination of the next six kings of England - three Lancastrians and three Yorkists
Unit 6 - The Tudors
Six monarchs ruled England during the Tudor period, the last three of whom were women
Unit 7 - The Stuarts and the Commonwealth
The period encompassing six reigns and an interregnum - a unique period in British history
Unit 8 - The House of Hanover
An examination of the reigns of the first four Georges, William IV and Victoria
Unit 9 - The House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and the House of Windsor
A brief look at the lives and times of the five remaining monarchs, down to the present day
Unit 10 - The Children and Grand-children of Elizabeth II
A brief look at the next generations
I learnt a wellrounded history of the Monarchs, as well as filling in the blank spaces in my knowledge. I did so much enjoy the writer’s personal comments and views. it was a well-written and documented course.