Jeremy Black 
Eighteenth Century Europe, 1700-1789 [PDF ebook] 

This new edition of this highly successful and influential work includes two entirely new chapters — on Europe and the wider world and on the Revolutionary crisis — and is extensively revised throughout. It offers a wide-ranging thematic account of the century, that explores social, cultural and economic topics, as well as giving a clear analysis of the political events. Filled with fascinating detail and unusual examples, this absorbing history of eighteenth-century Europe will bring the period alive to students and teachers alike.