Tutor information
Janet Dickinson
Janet Dickinson specializes in the cultural and political history of elites in early modern England and Europe. She has recently worked on a collection of 'drowned books' from a seventeenth century shipwreck and what they can tell us about travel and cultural exchange. She has won a series of teaching awards for her work with students at OUDCE.
Courses
The Elizabethan world witnessed some of the most momentous and memorable events in English history. Investigate the experiences and reactions of individuals to these changes, events and issues.
This course will examine the life and reign of Elizabeth I, from her troubled childhood to the death of the aged Virgin Queen. But what do we really know of this iconic queen? Can her reign be accounted a success?
This course will examine the life and reign of Elizabeth I, from her troubled childhood to the death of the aged Virgin Queen. But what do we really know of this iconic queen? Can her reign be accounted a success?
The reign of Henry VIII transformed British history. This course charts the political, religious and cultural changes of the period.
The Elizabethan world witnessed some of the most momentous and memorable events in English history. Investigate the experiences and reactions of individuals to these changes, events and issues.
The manner of Elizabeth I's rule and survival have been of enduring interest to scholars of history and government. This course will focus on the queen's relations with those closest to her at the court, addressing questions of power and intimacy.
The Elizabethan world witnessed some of the most momentous and memorable events in English history. Investigate the experiences and reactions of individuals to these changes, events and issues.
This course will join the explorers and adventures of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods who looked beyond England towards new territories and new opportunities, in the process making discoveries which utterly changed the world in which they lived.
Belief and society in England changed forever in the reformations of the sixteenth century. This course will track the changes imposed by the Tudor monarchs, focusing on the ways in which they changed the lives of their subjects and the world around them.