Enormously rich and wide-ranging, and including 500 biographies of leading figures, amongst so much more, The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Eighteenth Century brings together, in one handy reference, a wide range of essential information on the major aspects of eighteenth century British history.

Section 1: Political Chronologies. Section 2: The Monarchy. Section 3: Ministries and Office-Holders. Section 4: Parliament, Elections and Parliamentary Reform. Section 5: Foreign Affairs and Empire. Section 6: Military and Naval. Section 7: Law and Order. Section 8: Religion. Section 9: Financial and Economic. Section 10: Social and Cultural. Section 11: Biographies. Section 12: Glossary. Section 13: Select Bibliography. Section 14: Maps