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University of Leicester - Country Houses and the British Empire: How Imperialism Transformed Britain's Colonial Countryside 

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Overview

Duration

6 weeks

Total fee

2,763

Mode of learning

Online

Credential

Certificate

Country Houses and the British Empire: How Imperialism Transformed Britain's Colonial Countryside
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Highlights

  • Weekly study 2 hours
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Country Houses and the British Empire: How Imperialism Transformed Britain's Colonial Countryside
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  • Understand exactly how country houses were connected to the wider world and were considered 'global' rather than simply 'British'
  • This course takes a new look at the roots and reach of the British empire; it focuses on the typical country house and the objects it contains
  • Get a chance to unpack the political, social, and cultural effects of British imperialism

Country Houses and the British Empire: How Imperialism Transformed Britain's Colonial Countryside
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Curriculum

Introduction to British country houses? connections with empire

Introduction to the course

Objects

Summary of the week

Transatlantic slavery, the British slavery business and its impact on British country houses

Introduction to transatlantic slavery

Abolition and compensation

Penrhyn Castle

The Atlantic World: Commodities and goods and their continual presence in country houses

Sugar

Mahogany

Cotton

The relation between Britain and India, including the East India Company and the British Raj

The East India Company

Powis Castle and Tipu Sultan

The Raj

African and Indian people in rural Britain and their presence in British country houses

Evidence of African and Indian people in country estates

Depictions of black people

Learning more about enslaved people in 18th century Britain

Presenting histories of empire in British country houses

Contemporary Artistic Responses

Gatekeeping

Emotional labour and cultural connections

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