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Welcome to the British Culture Wiki

This Wiki currently boasts 1,018 articles - and counting. Keep up to date with the lists of Recent Changes and All Articles.

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Minimum requirements for articles that are part of the lecture course on Modernist Culture:

New entry/topic (no double entries under a new title)
Substantial contribution (common sense applies)
Use and documentation of two independent and reliable sources - no plagiarism.
A bibliography according to the Academic Style Sheet of the English Department

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What's hot these days?

Laws	Factory Acts	Ballot Act
Battles	Battle of Waterloo	Battle of Trafalgar	Crimean War
People	Victoria	Charles Darwin	Oscar Wilde

Using the Wiki

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An invitation to contribute

This Wiki is for everybody. Even if you don't have to write an article, you can still help, for example by correcting typos or by connecting articles through links. Click here for more information on how to do that.
Since this is a scientific project, there are some ground rules (as outlined above), but these should not deter you from experimenting with the wiki system and enjoying writing for an audience.The neat thing is: you gain both in writing (by boiling down a topic to its important elements) and in reading, as this wiki is well on the way to being an encyclopaedia of British history and culture, which you can use in this and future cultural studies classes.

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-==Welcome to the British Culture Wiki==
-[[Image:British Monarchies Banner.jpg|thumb|270px|Symbols of the British Monarchy: the Imperial State Crown (part of the [[Crown Jewels]]) and the [[Royal Coat of Arms]]]]
-*This Wiki currently boasts <span style="background-color: rgb(244, 250, 63); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles</span> - and counting. Thank you to all writers!
-*New and newly revised articles are listed under [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]]. <br />
-*There's also an overview of [[Special:Allpages|All Articles]].
-*All contributions are welcome.
-*For an article to count toward the 3 CP tasks, however, it will have to be a substantial and new entry (no double entries under a new heading and no mere revisions, whereas significant expansions of one-sentence stubs are fine). Furthermore, every article will need a bibliography that consists of at least two sources and conforms to the citation guide in the [http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/anglistik/stylesheet/index_stylesheet.htm Academic Style Sheet]. All verbatim quotes must be identified as such (quotation marks, source incl. the page number) and all other sources need to be acknowledged at the end of the article.
-*These rules are necessary for reasons of fairness and academic soundness. However, do not let that keep you from enjoying writing for an audience and from experimenting with the wiki system. The neat thing is: you gain both in writing (by boiling down a topic to its important elements) and in reading, as this wiki is well on the way to being an encyclopaedia of British history and culture, marked by its reliability and its relevance for the Cultural Studies lecture courses.
-*Troubleshooting, help and your feedback: Discussion Board on [http://elearning.rub.de/ Blackboard] or via [http://www.el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php/Special:EmailUser/WikiSysop e-mail].
-*<div style="background-color:#FFFF66">Looking for inspiration? Short articles whose expansion counts as a valid contribution to the wiki task are listed under [[:Category:Expansion]].</div>
+[[File:Pilgrimage.png|700px|center|From Gustave Doré, London: A Pilgrimage]]
-==What's hot these days? - Session 7: Monarchy, Morals and the Family==
+==Welcome to the British Culture Wiki==
-{|
-| width="180pt" bgcolor=#CEE3F6| '''Duty and Moral Principles'''
-| width="10pt" bgcolor=#FFFFFF|
-| width="140pt" bgcolor=#CEE3F6| [[Elizabeth II]]
-| width="180pt" bgcolor=#CEE3F6| [[Victoria]]
-| width="160pt" bgcolor=#CEE3F6| [[Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha|Prince Albert]]
-| width="150pt" bgcolor=#CEE3F6| [[Great Exhibition]]
-|-bgcolor=#CEE3F6
-| '''Before the Moral Turn'''
-| bgcolor=#FFFFFF|
-| [[Arranged marriages|Arranged Marriages]]
-| [[Henry VIII]]
-| [[Catherine of Aragon]]
-| [[Anne of Cleves]]
-| bgcolor=#FFFFFF|
-| bgcolor=#FFFFFF|
-|-bgcolor=#CEE3F6
-| '''The Merry Monarch'''
-| bgcolor=#FFFFFF|
-| [[Charles II]]
-| [[Barbara Villiers]]
-| [[Louise de Querouaille]]
-| [[Nell Gwyn|Nell Gwynn]]
-|-bgcolor=#CEE3F6
-| '''Hanoverian Scandals'''
-| bgcolor=#FFFFFF|
-| [[George IV]]
-| [[Mary Anne Fitzherbert]]
-| [[Caroline of Brunswick]]
-| [[Royal Marriages Act]]
-|-bgcolor=#CEE3F6
-| '''20th Century'''
-| bgcolor=#FFFFFF|
-| [[Edward VIII]]
-| [[Wallis Simpson]]
-| [[Abdication Crisis]]
-| [[Princess Margaret]]
-|}
+This Wiki currently boasts <span style="background-color: rgb(244, 250, 63); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles</span> - and counting.
+Keep up to date with the lists of [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]] and [[Special:Allpages|All Articles]].
-==Landmarks in the History of the British Monarchy==
+'''Inspiration for writers:'''
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(224, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1485''': End of the [[War of the Roses]]. '''[[Henry VII]]''' becomes king: '''House of Tudor'''. </span>
+*Use any of the red links (provided below or in existing texts) to start new articles.
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(224, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1509''': '''[[Henry VIII]]''' becomes king. </span>
+*Completing an article listed in the [[:Category:Expansion]] counts as a valid contribution to the wiki task.
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(224, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1534''': [[Act of Supremacy]]. [[Reformation]]. The monarch becomes Head of the [[Church of England]]. </span>
+'''Minimum requirements for articles that are part of the lecture course on Modernist Culture:'''
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(224, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> '''1558''': '''[[Elizabeth I]]''' becomes queen. </span>
+*New entry/topic (no double entries under a new title)
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(224, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> '''1588''': [[Armada|The Spanish Armada]] and the threat of invasion. Elizabeth gives the [[Tilbury Speech]]. </span>
+*Substantial contribution (common sense applies)
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(250, 250, 210); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1603''': The Scottish king James VI inherits the English throne as '''[[James I]]''' of England : '''House of Stuart'''. </span>
+*Use and documentation of two independent and reliable sources - no plagiarism.
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(250, 250, 210); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> '''1642''': Struggles for power between King and [[Parliament]] lead to the English [[Civil War]].
+*A bibliography according to the [http://www.es.rub.de/stylesheet.html '''Academic Style Sheet'''] of the English Department
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(250, 250, 210); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> '''1649''': '''[[Charles I]]''' is tried and executed. A republic, the '''[[Commonwealth|Commonwealth of England]]''', is established. </span>
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(250, 250, 210); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1660''': [[Restoration]]. '''[[Charles II]]''' becomes king.</span>
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(250, 250, 210); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1679''': [[Exclusion Crisis]]. The forerunners of political parties emerge: [[Whigs]], [[Tories]]. </span>
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(250, 250, 210); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1688''': "[[Glorious Revolution]]". '''[[James II]]''' leaves the country. Parliament declares his abdication, offers the Crown to '''[[William III]]''' and '''[[Mary II]]'''.</span>
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(250, 250, 210); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1689''': Parliament passes the [[Bill of Rights]]. </span>
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(250, 250, 210); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1701''': Parliament passes the [[Act of Settlement]]. </span>
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 218, 185); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1714''': '''[[George I]]''' becomes king: '''House of Hanover'''.
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 218, 185); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1721''': [[Robert Walpole]] becomes Britain's first Prime Minister.
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 218, 185); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1743''': [[Battle of Dettingen]]. '''[[George II]]''' is the last British monarch to lead his troops into battle. </span>
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 218, 185); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1837''': '''[[Victoria]]''' becomes queen. Her reign lasts until 1901, longer than that of any other British monarch. </span>
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(230, 230, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1901''': '''[[Edward VII]]''' becomes king: '''House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha'''. </span>
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(230, 230, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1917''': '''[[George V]]''' changes the name of the royal house to "'''Windsor'''", reacting to anti-German sentiment during WWI. </span>
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(230, 230, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1936''': '''[[Edward VIII]]''' becomes king. [[Abdication Crisis]]. Elizabeth II's father, '''[[George VI]]''', becomes king.
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(230, 230, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''1952''': '''[[Elizabeth II]]''' becomes queen. Coronation in 1953. </span>
-* <span style="background-color: rgb(230, 230, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''12 June 2010''': [[Trooping the Colour]]. The [http://www.royal.gov.uk/RoyalEventsandCeremonies/TroopingtheColour/TroopingtheColour.aspx official celebration] of the Queen's birthday, held annually, reflects the modern role of the monarch as a focus of national identity and a moral example ([http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/HowtheMonarchyworks/HowtheMonarchyworks.aspx The Role of the Monarchy]) as well as the emotional appeal of monarchy.</span>
+'''For ''full details'', please visit our''' [https://moodle.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ '''Moodle'''] '''course''' where you will also find our Discussion Board for further help and troubleshooting. You can also contact us via [http://www.el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php/Special:EmailUser/WikiSysop e-mail].
-==Navigating==
+''Those writing for the lecture on '''Modernist Culture''' are kindly asked to '''send an [http://www.el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php/Special:EmailUser/WikiSysop e-mail] stating their username and real name''' so that entries may be kept track of.''
-In the menu on the left, use the ''search box'' to find a specific article, or click on ''"Random page"'' to read a surprise article.
-Wiki articles are cross-linked; thus you can choose one article as an entry point and explore your topic by moving through the pages.
+== What's hot these days? ==
+{| cellpadding="3"
-The ''"What links here"'' feature in the toolbox on the left allows you to see a list of the articles that link to the page you're currently reading, helping you to put information in context.
+| bgcolor=#58ACFA| '''Laws'''
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Factory Acts]]
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Ballot Act]]
+|-
+| bgcolor=#58ACFA| '''Battles'''
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Battle of Waterloo]]
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Battle of Trafalgar]]
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Crimean War]]
+|-
+| bgcolor=#58ACFA| '''People'''
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Victoria]]
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Charles Darwin]]
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Oscar Wilde]]
+|-
+|}
-''"Recent changes"'' will allow you to keep track of all modifications and new articles.
+==Using the Wiki==
+*Use the '''''search box''''' at the top of the page to find a specific article, or click on '''''"Random page"''''' in the menu to the left to read a surprise article.
+*The '''''"What links here"''''' feature in the toolbox on the left allows you to see a list of the articles that link to the page you're currently reading, helping you to put information in context.
+*'''''"Recent changes"''''' will allow you to keep track of all modifications and new articles.
+* Check out the [[Help:Editing|'''help page''']] for a short summary on how to edit the wiki. For more detailed information, visit  [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting '''this page'''].
+==An invitation to contribute==
+*This Wiki is for everybody. Even if you don't have to write an article, you can still help, for example by correcting typos or by connecting articles through links. [[Help:Contents|Click here]] for more information on how to do that.
+*Since this is a scientific project, there are some ground rules (as outlined above), but these should not deter you from experimenting with the wiki system and enjoying writing for an audience.The neat thing is: you gain both in writing (by boiling down a topic to its important elements) and in reading, as this wiki is well on the way to being an encyclopaedia of British history and culture, which you can use in this and future cultural studies classes.
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