Stephen Conway has taught in the History Department at University College London for twenty-five years. He has written extensively on eighteenth-century British and imperial history, particularly on the impact of war on British and Irish society. He is the author of The War of American Independence, 1775-1783 (1995); The British Isles and the War of American Independence (2000); and War, State, and Society in Mid-Eighteenth-Century Britain and Ireland (2006).

Impressive, well-researched and ably argued study by Stephen Conway...this impressive book deserves widespread attention and strengthens his position as an important interpreter of the 18th century.

• Preface ; Introduction ; 1. The Glorious Revolution and its Constitutional Legacy ; 2. The Continental Commitment in British Foreign Policy ; 3. Finance and Trade ; 4. Politeness and Refinement ; 5. Investigation and Improvement ; 6. Religious Ties ; 7. The Grand Tour ; 8. Earning a Living Abroad ; 9. Maritime Connections ; 10. Britain, Ireland, and Military Europe ; Conclusion

Stephen Conway has taught in the History Department at University College London for twenty-five years. He has written extensively on eighteenth-century British and imperial history, particularly on the impact of war on British and Irish society. He is the author of The War of American Independence, 1775-1783 (1995); The British Isles and the War of American Independence (2000); and War, State, and Society in Mid-Eighteenth-Century Britain and Ireland (2006).

Impressive, well-researched and ably argued study by Stephen Conway...this impressive book deserves widespread attention and strengthens his position as an important interpreter of the 18th century.

• Preface ; Introduction ; 1. The Glorious Revolution and its Constitutional Legacy ; 2. The Continental Commitment in British Foreign Policy ; 3. Finance and Trade ; 4. Politeness and Refinement ; 5. Investigation and Improvement ; 6. Religious Ties ; 7. The Grand Tour ; 8. Earning a Living Abroad ; 9. Maritime Connections ; 10. Britain, Ireland, and Military Europe ; Conclusion

Stephen Conway has taught in the History Department at University College London for twenty-five years. He has written extensively on eighteenth-century British and imperial history, particularly on the impact of war on British and Irish society. He is the author of The War of American Independence, 1775-1783 (1995); The British Isles and the War of American Independence (2000); and War, State, and Society in Mid-Eighteenth-Century Britain and Ireland (2006).

Impressive, well-researched and ably argued study by Stephen Conway...this impressive book deserves widespread attention and strengthens his position as an important interpreter of the 18th century.

• Preface ; Introduction ; 1. The Glorious Revolution and its Constitutional Legacy ; 2. The Continental Commitment in British Foreign Policy ; 3. Finance and Trade ; 4. Politeness and Refinement ; 5. Investigation and Improvement ; 6. Religious Ties ; 7. The Grand Tour ; 8. Earning a Living Abroad ; 9. Maritime Connections ; 10. Britain, Ireland, and Military Europe ; Conclusion