University of Botswana History Department

HIS 435 Index Page

British History

Lecturer: Dr B. S. Bennett, email bennett@mopipi... [Click here for full email address]

Timetable for this semester: (first semester 2007-8):

HIS 435    M W F    1400    204-1

Course outline

The course will be in two parts: a general survey of British history, and a more specialized study of modern political history. Those aspects of British history which are especially relevant to understanding Britain's role in world history will be particularly noted.

Part 1. A survey of British history from ancient times, noting especially those issues, events, and institutions which are important for more recent history.
Part 2. A study of nineteenth and twentieth-century British political history, focussing on events at the centre, leadership, and decision-making.

Books

There is no textbook prescribed for this course.

Click here for the OPAC list of books currently on reserve at the University Library for this course.

Other pages:

Time-line of elections and prime ministers in twentieth-century Britain.
Guide to essay-writing. This includes detailed notes on how to write footnotes. See also the Quick-reference guide to writing footnotes for a short summary. If you are word-processing your essay, please see the page on word processing history essays which shows the correct way to insert footnotes (and also has some other information on how to avoid problems and errors).

Other sites:

For resources on the British Empire, see the British Empire Gateway by Dr Jane Samson, University of Alberta.

Bophelo Mpofu

Mrs Mpofu, one of the students in this class, will very shortly be travelling to the United States, accompanying her 8-year old daughter Bophelo who is going to have reconstructive surgery to treat devastating burns she received in 2003.

The treatment is being provided free of charge by the Shriners Childrens Hospital (Specialist Burns Unit) in Boston, Massachussetts. British Airways have now stepped in to sponsor two return tickets, so travel is covered. However the Mpofu family needs to raise funds for the cost of living for several months in America.

Bophelo has a web-site where you can read more details. Donations can be made to a Botswana bank account number (details on her site). The people of Maun, her home town, have been rallying round, and you can see some of the very generous donations by Maun firms and individuals. If you are overseas, at present you could only donate by making an electronic funds transfer to that account. However once they arrive in Boston it will hopefully be possible to donate by deposit to an American bank account number. Watch for updates.