Ancien Régime Course
Deepen your expertise in the Ancien Régime through hands-on work with archives, primary sources, and key debates on power, privilege, and public opinion in 18th-century France. This course is designed for humanities professionals aiming to sharpen their research and interpretation skills, covering the period from 1715 to 1789 with a focus on fiscal crisis, social order, and Enlightenment influences.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
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What will I learn?
This course provides a focused introduction to France's Ancien Régime from 1715 to 1789, blending research design, historiography, and practical analysis of primary sources. Learners will master framing precise historical questions, engaging with major debates on fiscal crises and social structures, examining Enlightenment publications and public opinion, and interpreting diverse evidence types like archival documents, visuals, and quantitative data to produce robust historical projects.
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Develop skills
- Analyze Ancien Régime fiscal data including tables, taxes, prices, and deficits.
- Critically read 18th-century French archives for bias, genre, and audience.
- Apply key historiographical methods to debates on 1789 and social order.
- Design focused Ancien Régime research questions with solid comparative scope.
- Interpret Enlightenment print and visual culture in shaping public opinion.
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