Albion Ascendant

Between the restoration of Charles II and the battle of Waterloo, England gradually emerged as the core nation of the most formidable superpower the world had yet seen. This lively, up-to-date, and comprehensive overview explores the cultural, social, and economic motivations of the people behind a remarkable transformation, in which England lost her American colonies but gained an Empire. It will become a standard text on the 'long eighteenth century'.