Department of History  The Department of History is home to one
of the most popular majors on the Yale campus and encompasses
the histories of Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and
North and South America. Courses range in focus from the
earliest recorded historical periods up through the modern day.
Students are required to study history from a variety of
geographical, chronological, and methodological perspectives,
utilizing source materials wherever possible. The department
also houses the History of Medicine and Science major. Learn
more at http://www.yale.edu/history  This course is intended to
provide an up-to-date introduction to the development of English
society between the late fifteenth and the early eighteenth
centuries. Particular issues addressed in the lectures will
include: the changing social structure; households; local
communities; gender roles; economic development; urbanization;
religious change from the Reformation to the Act of Toleration;
the Tudor and Stuart monarchies; rebellion