Tutor information
Carl Wade
Carl Wade originally studied history at Jesus College, Cambridge. He specialises in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries history. Since 2004 he has written and taught courses for OUDCE in modern European history. He also teaches on summer school programmes for Oxford University.
Courses
Sir Winston Churchill, regarded as one of Britain's greatest statesmen, still provokes controversy and debate. The aim of this course is to study his life in detail, assess his successes and failures and to gain some insights into the complex personality.
The First World War was a cataclysmic event. This course examines international relations before 1914, the countries which fought the war, how it started, the expectations of the participants, and assesses the war's historical significance,
The First World War was a cataclysmic event. This course examines international relations before 1914, the countries which fought the war, how it started, the expectations of the participants, and assesses the war's historical significance,
Revolution was a powerful dynamic in European politics and society from 1789 to 1848. This course will examine this tremendous era of change.
This course seeks to explain why and how the First World War was fought, and to understand why its legacy remains relevant more than a century after it ended.
Germany became a democratic republic in 1919 after the disastrous WWI. The republic found it difficult to maintain its political and economic stability. A Nazi dictatorship replaced it in 1933. This course examines why the Weimar Republic did not last.
This course seeks to explain why and how the First World War was fought, and to understand why its legacy remains relevant more than a century after it ended.
Explore the role of Wilhelm II as emperor of Germany in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We will consider his early life, the nature of his rule at home and abroad and the long-term legacy of his policies.
Napoleon is one of Europe's most important historical figures. His legacy has been enormous in law and administration. At the same time he presided over a period of bloody war and reform. A reformer and a warlord, which was he in reality?