Britain in the Wider World traces the remarkable transformation of Britain between 1603 and 1800 as it developed into a world power. Detailed, accessibly written, and enhanced by illustrations, it is ideal for students of early modern Britain.

Trevor Burnard is Wilberforce Professor of Slavery and Emancipation at the University of Hull. He is editor-in-chief of the Oxford Bibliographies Online in Atlantic History and the author of Jamaica in the Age of Revolution (2020) and The Atlantic in World History, 1492-1830 (2020).

1. Britain in 1603; 2. Britain Enters the Wider World; 3. British Troubles, 1638-1660; 4. Making Britain, 1660-1707; 5. Ireland; 6. Imperial Britain, 1688-1763; 7. War and Society, 1688-1756; 8. Britain at the Accession of George III, 1760; 9. Global Victory and Imperial Defeat, 1756-1788; 10. The Industrial Revolution; 11. Gender Relations; 12. A New Empire?