Introduction to some of the elements of the Industrial Revolution, more on this subject to come! The economic developments of the 1800s saw the development of agrarian and handicraft economies in ...

In 1750, Wales was still an overwhelmingly rural country. Its population of about 500,000 was, however, gaining an expanding industrial base. In the early 18th century, the industries established ...

Change came quickly through the 19th century; the Industrial Revolution redistributed wealth in local and global economies and changed the way people worked, traveled, and communicated.

The industrial revolution stands out as a time of great prosperity and expansion as America entered the modern era. But what were the pitfalls of such rapid growth and who turned out to be the ...

What was life like before the Industrial Revolution? The arrival of the Industrial Revolution brought massive changes to work practices and everyday life. Find out more. The impact of the railways ...

It includes the first in-depth attempt to gauge the reliability of the patent statistics as a measure of inventive activity and technical change in the early part of the Industrial Revolution, and ...