UHVHMBP020 Early Modern History II

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Irena Korbelářová, Dr. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Boguslaw Czechowicz, Dr. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ilona Matejko-Peterka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Irena Korbelářová, Dr.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The lecture provides an overview of the history of the Czech lands (Crown; individual countries - Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, both Lusatia) in the 16th to 18th centuries in the context of the history of the Habsburg Danube monarchy and international relations. It provides an orientation in basic concepts, periodization; presents the main problem areas of development with regard to specific features of the history of the period (statism, confederation movement, modernization, bureaucratization, centralism, absolutism, confessional struggles, provincial state separatism); recalls the roles of the Czech lands in  European political and military struggles and contributes to the understanding of the role of the Habsburg monarchy in the context of early modern European history.
Learning outcomes
After graduation, the student will be able to orientate himself/herself in the basic and more complex problems of the history of the Czech lands in the early modern period (Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, Lusatia; end of the 15th - end of the 18th century); analyse, evaluate and interpret information from various sources related to the topic; compare historical events and contexts of the Czech lands in the (Central) European context; present selected topics from the history of the early modern period in writing and verbally, using specialist literature and sources.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, periodization, terminology, methodological approaches, sources, literature.
  • 2. Territorial and administrative aspects of the development of the Czech lands and Central Europe in the early modern period.
  • 3. The Czech lands in the context of the development of the Habsburg monarchy in the pre-Whitehorse period.
  • 4. The political system of the Bohemian pre-Blohemian state.
  • 5. The economic and social conditions of the Czech lands in the pre-Blohegorian period.
  • 6. Religious and cultural aspects of development in the Pre-Bloomery period.
  • 7. The Estates Uprising, its defeat and consequences (OZZ, confiscation), specific conditions in the neighbouring countries.
  • 8. The Thirty Years' War: landmarks, events, personalities, impact on the Czech lands and Central Europe.
  • 9. Changes in the political and religious conditions of the Bohemian lands in the post-Hungarian period; the building of the monarchy absolutism.
  • 10. Economic and social aspects of the development of the Czech lands in the second half of the 17th and 18th centuries.
  • 11. Czech lands in the context of the development of the Habsburg monarchy after the Thirty Years' War and in the 18th century.
  • 12. Theresian period; wars for the Habsburg heritage.
  • 13. Josephinism.Literature and study after the early modern period.
Literature
    required literature
  • Jirásek, Z. (Ed.). Slezsko v dějinách českého státu. I, II. Praha, 2012. info
  • Macek, J. Jagellonský věk v českých zemích I. - IV. Praha 1992 - 1999. info
  • Pánek, J. – Tůma, O. a kol. Dějiny českých zemí. Praha 2018.
  • Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české. VII. 1526-1618. Praha-Litomyšl 2005.
  • Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české. VIII. 1618-1683. Praha-Litomyšl 2008.
  • Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české IX. 1683-1740. Praha-Litomyšl 2011.
  • Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české. X. 1740-1792. Praha-Litomyšl 2001.
    recommended literature
  • Bůžek, V. – Král, P. (eds.). Člověk raného novověku. Praha 2007.
  • Bůžek, V. – Smíšek, R. (eds.). Habsburkové. Země Koruny české ve středoevropské monarchii (1526-1740). Praha 2017.
  • Cerman, I. (ed.). Habsburkové 1740-1918. Vznikání občanské společnosti. Praha 2016.
  • Čechura, J. České země v letech 1437-1526 II. Praha, 2012. info
  • Čechura, J. České země v letech 1526-1583. Praha, 2008. info
  • Čechura, J. České země v letech 1584-1620. Praha, 2009. info
  • Evans,R.J.W. Vznik habsburské monarchie 1550-1700. Praha, 2003. info
  • Janáček, J. České dějiny: doba předbělohorská. Kniha I, 1526-1547. Díl I. Praha, 1971; Díl II. Praha 1984.
  • Stellner, F. a kol. Hospodářské dějiny (16.-20. století). Praha 2006.
  • KOL. AUTORŮ. Dějiny Rakouska. Praha: LN, 2002. ISBN 80-7106-491-2. info
  • Vondra, R. České země v letech 1705 - 1792. Praha, 2010. info
  • Winkelbauer, T. Österreichische Geschichte 1522-1699. Teil I, II. Wien 2003.
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, self-study, theoretical preparation, analysis, critique and interpretation of information sources, oral and textual presentation of selected topics.
Assessment methods
Written test and oral debate. Attendance at seminars (75%), report, active approach.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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