HST 195, Modern Ireland, 1607- Present This course looks at the History of Ireland from the Tudor/Stuart conquests to the present. Topics include the Flight of Earls, the Cromwellian invasion, Ascendancy, Rebellion, Famine, Nationalism and the Easter Rising.

Required Texts Joseph Coohill, Ireland: a Short History. Frank O'Connor, Collected Stories Brendan Behan, Borstal Boy Two Lectures per week & Web Assignments Lecture 1: Ireland Before 1500 Lecture 2: The Tudor-Stuart Conquest Lecture 3: 17th Century Ireland Lecture 4: The Protestant Ascendancy / The Rebellion of 1798 Lecture 5: Catholic Emancipation and the Repeal Movement Lecture 6: The Famine Lecture 7: The Irish Diaspora/19th Century Irish Nationalism Lecture 8: The Land War / Home Rule Lecture 9: Rebellion Lecture 10: The Irish Civil War Lecture 11: The Republic Becomes Independent Lecture 12: The Troubles

Two Tests, Paper, Discussion.