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Question: How useful is the term ‘cultural revolution’ when applied to the sixties? 87%

Answer: The sixties are definitely remembered by its generation as a time of...

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Question: What do you understand by the terms “mainstream culture” and “counter culture” in reference to the 1960’s? Discuss with reference to any three of the disciplines represented in Block 6: History, History of Science, Religious Studies, Music and History of Art.

Answer: The 1960’s were a period of history which witnessed a vast amount...

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Question: How do the economic texts on slavery differ from the narratives on slavery, and why is it important to analyse this?

Answer: In the introduction to his book Did Slavery Pay? (1971: xii), a...

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Question: “There were two somewhat distinct criminal underworlds in early modern England: That of wayfaring vagabonds and that of urban-based thieves.” Discuss.

Answer: In early modern England there was clearly a problem with crime, although...

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Question: To what extent were entrepreneurs to blame for Britain’s lack of industrial competitiveness between 1870 and 1914?

Answer: This essay will attempt to evaluate the claim by certain historians, that...

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Question: What is historical context and can texts be explained or enriched by considerations of context?

Answer: Historical context is largely responsible for assigning a place into which a...

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Question: ‘There was a consumer revolution in eighteenth-century England. More men and women than ever before in human history enjoyed the experience of acquiring material possessions. Objects which for centuries been the privileged possessions of the rich came, within the space of a few generations, to be within the reach of a larger part of society than ever before, and, here for the first time, to be with in the legitimate aspirations of almost all of it. Objects which were once acquired as a result of inheritance at best, came to be the legitimate pursuit of a whole new class of consumers’ (McKendrick et al 1982 p. 1) Critically evaluate this statement.

Answer: Throughout the literature it is clear that there was a definite consumer...

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Question: To what extent did Thomas Cromwell shape the English Reformation?

Answer: The nature of the English Reformation has generated fierce debate among scholars...

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Question: With reference to the years 1830-1930, why did it take so long for Britain to become a fully democratic country?

Answer: The period 1830 to 1930 witnessed the greatest ever extension of the...

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Question: To what extent was the outbreak of the civil war in England caused by Charles I attempt at personal rule without parliament?

Answer: Before we look at the extent of which Charles was responsible for...

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