The Industrial Revolution may have marked the beginning of a new era in England, but the spirit and dedication to craftsmanship remains as sturdy as the Iron Bridge. For centuries, the measure of ...

The Carolina Corps achieved emancipation through military service, paving the way for future fighters in the British Empire ...

Before the Industrial Revolution, making textiles was a slow process carried out by people using simple equipment, mostly in their own homes. By the end of the Industrial Revolution, the ...

This is a unique account of working-class childhood during the British industrial revolution, first published in 2010. Using more than 600 autobiographies written by working men of the eighteenth and ...

At 12 noon on New Year’s Day, nearly 200 vintage locomotives around the world blew their whistles to ring in a special year ...

The revolution began in the late 1700s with advancements in agriculture, such as the enclosure movement and improved farming techniques, which increased food production and freed labor for industrial ...

Industrial Revolution Manchester: Alice Roberts explores Manchester's history of protest and rebellion during the Industrial Revolution, from Marx to the Suffragettes ...

In the long view of history, technological advancement unleashed by the Industrial Revolution has come to be seen as a net positive for economic development and everyone’s well-being ...