Britain and the EU, 1990-2020
Wed, Dec 03
|Queen Anne House
Explore Britain’s shifting ties with Europe, from EU integration to Brexit, and uncover how these choices shaped modern UK history.
Time & Location
Dec 03, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Queen Anne House, Queen Anne House, 11 Gonville Pl, Cambridge CB1 1ND, UK
About the event
From 1990 to 2020, Britain’s relationship with Europe went through decades of cooperation, controversy, and change. From deeper integration within the EU, to debates over sovereignty and identity, and finally to the Brexit referendum and its consequences, this period reshaped Britain’s politics, society, and economy. This course will guide you through these turning points and explore why the question of “Britain and Europe” has been so central to modern British history.
This course will be led by Dr. Alexandre Loktionov, a distinguished scholar with profound academic expertise. He is currently a Research Fellow at Christ’s College, as well as a Research Fellow at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and the Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies at HSE University in Russia.
In the course, Dr. Alex will lead us to explore and reflect on:
Why has Europe always been such a divisive issue in British politics?
What social and…