This book tackles the role of Parliament in the conduct of eighteenth-century foreign policy, the impact of this policy on parliamentary politics, and the quality of parliamentary debates. Drawing on a wide range of British and foreign archival sources, it is an important study for assessing eighteenth-century Britain and for understanding the role of contingency in the evaluation of political systems. Reflecting over a quarter-century of work on parliamentary sources, it highlights as well the influence of Parliament on foreign policy and politics. 'This is a first-rate work of scholarship and discusses a topic that has for too long been sidetracked.' Contemporary Review A scholarly study of the British Parliament's role in foreign policy during the eighteenth century. Jeremy Black MBE is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. Used Book in Good Condition