A focus on the history of France from the reign of Henri IV (1595) to the end of the reign of Louis XIV (1715). Topics include court culture and politics, religious tensions and experiences of French Protestants, natural philosophy, social upheaval and gender relations, French colonial endeavors.

Prerequisites: Upper division standing or Hist 4B or Hist 2B or Hist 9 or Hist 121C

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BERNSTEIN H J
Hilary Bernstein
4.0
57 reviews
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09:30 AM - 10:55 AM
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HIST121F . Bernstein H J 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

Great lecturer and is very concise. Even though attendance is not mandatory, it is crucial to show up to class so you have notes for the three essays you will have to write. If you email her at an appropriate time, she will grant you an extension on an essay. A fair grader but you must put a decent amount of time towards this class.

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HIST4B . Bernstein H J 28 Days Ago

Great professor who's very passionate about the subject, just asks for a bit too much in a GE class.

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HIST4B . Bernstein H J 28 Days Ago

Interesting lectures, but they're super heavy. Don't miss a class if you don't want to fall behind. Midterms were heavy; I wrote 2 essays every test.

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HIST4B . Bernstein H J A Month Ago

She is super passionate which I love, she uses polls.ev sometimes for credit in class, I didn't read any of the textbook but I read the otherwise given weekly readings. Great class! kind of hard for a class I'm taking for a GE.

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HIST4B . Bernstein H J 2 Months Ago

She's a pretty good professor. She made lectures really engaging, and she would go up and down the aisles before class started to check in on the students, so even though it's a big class, you can still connect with her pretty easily.

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HIST4B . Bernstein H J 3 Months Ago

She's an excellent professor, especially if you care about the subject. While there is a lot of reading each week (usually ~30 pages of textbook plus ~30 pages of primary sources), if you keep up with it then participating in discussion and writing essays isn't difficult. Definitely a good class for history majors.

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