Ancien Régime Course
Build deeper knowledge of the Ancien Régime through direct engagement with archives, original documents, and core debates on authority, elite privileges, and public sentiment in 18th-century France. Tailored for humanities experts aiming to refine research and analysis abilities in a focused, practical way.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides a targeted introduction to France between 1715 and 1789, blending research methods, historical debates, and practical analysis of original sources. Learners will master crafting sharp questions, tackling major discussions on financial troubles and societal structure, examining Enlightenment publications and public views, plus working with archive documents, images, and numbers for strong history projects.
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Develop skills
- Analyze fiscal records from the Ancien Régime: tables, taxes, prices, and deficits.
- Critically interpret 18th-century French archives considering bias, style, and intended readers.
- Use major historical approaches in debates about 1789 and social structures.
- Create precise research questions on the Ancien Régime with robust comparative angles.
- Examine Enlightenment media and visual arts in forming public opinion.
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