Esteemed historian Jeremy Black examines the technological, social, political and economic reasons for the industrial revolution taking place in Britain. Britain's key importance in world history was a product of its constitution and its empire, but both, in turn,...
Britain's key importance in world history was a product of its constitution and its empire, but both, in turn, were sustained and supported by Britain's role in achieving the first Industrial Revolution. In part this was a matter of coal and steam but far more was involved...