HISTORY 416R: The French Revolution and Napoleon

Course Description

This course covers European history during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Era. It will open with a survey of Europe during the late 18th century focusing on France during the last phase of the old regime. The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars will make up the bulk of the semester’s material. These events affected all of Europe and the course will be taught in that manner. The last segment of the course will cover the legacy of the Revolution and Napoleon and conclude with the revolutions of 1848.