Modern History
The Department of Modern History offers a range of degree programmes and other study opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate students covering the period from the Renaissance (the late 15th century) to the present day.
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Marriage, contract, and the state
(University of St Andrews, 1999-08) - ThesisThis thesis is a work of applied moral and political philosophy which analyses the moral value of marriage and argues for a restructuring of the legal institution of marriage in accordance with principles of justice. The ... -
The influence of the Ulster Scots upon the achievement of religious liberty in the North American colonies of Virginia, North and South Carolina, 1720-1775
(University of St Andrews, 1960) - ThesisWhen the federation of the thirteen English colonies into the United States of America was finally achieved in 1776, powerful influences had made it certain that this new nation would have religious freedom and that it ... -
A cycle of American educational reform : Garfield and Bellingham High Schools in the state of Washington, 1958-1983
(University of St Andrews, 2004) - ThesisThis thesis examines the educational experience from 1958 to 1983 in two Washington State high schools: Bellingham High School and Garfield High School, Seattle. It focuses on what happened to the structure, curriculum ... -
Insanity, idiocy and responsibility : criminal defences in northern England and southern Scotland, 1660-1830
(University of St Andrews, 2005) - ThesisThis thesis compares criminal defences of insanity and idiocy between 1660 and 1830 in northern England and southern Scotland, regions which have been neglected by the historiographies of British crime and "insanity ... -
The roles of the Scots and Scotch-Irishmen in the southern campaigns in the War of American Independence, 1780-1783
(University of St Andrews, 1979) - ThesisThe roles played by the Southern Scots and Scotch-Irish in the War of American Independence have been generally neglected by American and European historians. If any reference at all is made to persons of Scottish heritage, ...
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