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7. Poor Laws.

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8. Britain between the Wars.

9. United Nations Organizations.

B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2012

10. William Wilberforce.

( ENGLISH )
( FIRST YEAR )
( PART - III )
( PAPER - I )

530. SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND

( Including Double Degree )
May ]

[ Time : 3 Hours
Maximum : 100 Marks

I.

Write essays on any FOUR choosing ONE

from each group:
(4 20 = 80)
GROUP A
1. Explain the various aspects of dissolution
of monasteries.
2. Comment on Sea-Faring in the age of
Queen Elizabeth.
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3. D e s c r i b e t h e r o l e o f
Shakespeare on theatre.

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4. Bring out the importance of social

relationship in the Elizabethan Age.

12. Bring out the effect of the French

Revolution on English life.
GROUP D
13. Comment on the role of science in the

GROUP B

Victorian Age.

5. Explain the major causes for the colonial

expansion in England.

14. What are the major ideas of parliamentary

reforms?

6. What are the social effects of the Puritan

Revolution?

15. How did communication develop in the

20 th Century England?

7. The role of coffee-houses in England.

16. How was the concept of public health

considered in the 20th Century?

8. Immorality of the English stage during the

Restoration period.- Discuss.
GROUP C
9. What are the factors that contributed to
the growth of the Industrial Revolution .
10. What is the role of Art and Culture in the
age of Dr.Johnson?
11. Examine the reasons for the loss of
American Colonies.

II. Wr i t e s h o r t n o t e s o n a n y F I V E o f t h e
following:
(5 4 = 20)
1. Elizabethan comedy.
2. Pilgrimage of Grace.
3. Coffee-House life.
4. American Colonies.
5. Humanitarianism.
6. Anti-Slavery Movement
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