Modern History Theses: Recent submissions
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Imperialist women in Edwardian Britain : the Victoria League, 1899-1914
(University of St Andrews, 1998) - ThesisThis thesis, based on private papers, society records, autobiographies and memoirs, newspapers and periodicals, examines one mainly female imperialist organisation - the Victoria League - and the women who ran it. It ... -
The debate on Austrian national identity in the First Republic (1918-1938)
(University of St Andrews, 1997) - ThesisThis thesis examines the debate over Austrian national identity in the interwar period (1918-1938), and deconstructs key components of national identity. These components include economic, historical, linguistic and ... -
From forest to fairway : hull analysis of 'La belle', a late seventeenth-century French ship
(University of St Andrews, 2003) - ThesisThis thesis is a comprehensive analysis of the hull remains of La Belle, a ship wrecked off the coast of Texas in 1684 during the failed attempt by Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle to establish a colony at ... -
English impressions of Venice up to the early seventeenth century: a documentary study
(University of St Andrews, 1987) - ThesisThe first Englishmen to write about the city-state of Venice were the pilgrims passing through on their way to the Holy Land. Their impressions are recorded in the travel diaries and collections of advice for prospective ... -
William Paget and the late-Henrican polity, 1543-1547
(University of St Andrews, 2004) - ThesisThis thesis explores the late-Henrican polity through the archive and perspective of William Paget, Henry VIII's secretary at the end of his reign. Paget's papers as secretary (1543-1547), that form the basis of the ...