The course is intended as a broader and deeper examination of the subject as it was first delivered in 2025 (HIS 07). There is probably no other region in the world that has been subject to as much demographic, cultural and vegetative, and economic, change as the Caribbean islands. The original inhabitants have been almost exclusively replaced, or mutated, by populations introduced by colonising European countries, largely through slavery. This course intends to explore Britain’s involvement in the region’s turbulent history. from the 17th century to the present day. No in-depth knowledge is required, though an acquaintance with the area’s geography would be useful.