France 1815-1914
Thu 19 Sep 2024, 1:00 pm - Thu 28 Nov 2024, 3:00 pm
This course will analyse how political, religious, and social divisions in post-1815 France led to further regime changes in 1830, 1848, and 1870. The failures the Bourbon and July monarchies will be explored as will the role of the Bonapartist myth in the success and failures of Napoleon III and how republicanism became the form of government that divided the French the least by 1914. The role of foreign policy will be analysed as French desire for gloire was replaced by the legacy of the Franco-Prussian War.
Event Information
Price: £150
Course Weeks: 10
Room: Brunt Room
Campaign: Autumn Term 2024
Your Tutor
Name: Andrew Bamford
Bio: Andrew Bamford read History at Selwyn College Cambridge, graduating in 1983. He taught a variety of historical periods during his time at Kimbolton School, Cambridgeshire where he was Head of History from 1990-2021 and Head of Sixth Form 2005-2019, as well as teaching A level Politics. Since retirement, Andrew has lectured at the Rothsay Education Centre in Bedford on a wide range of subjects from the Unification of Italy to the English Civil War. He is Curator of Kimbolton Castle and a keen Crystal Palace fan!
