The Industrial Revolution would be illegal now

Could the industrial revolution happen in 21st century Britain? It would likely be illegal now. If today’s regulations ...
Phys.org

Britain began industrializing in the 17th century—more than 100 years earlier than history books claim

Britain was already well on its way to an industrialized economy under the reign of the Stuarts in the 17th century—over 100 years before textbooks mark the start of the Industrial ...
Science Daily

Drought, not lack of 'working rivers', may have helped spur transition to steam power in Britain's industrial revolution

Britain's transition from water power to coal-based steam power set the stage for the 19th century Industrial Revolution, which transformed much of Europe and North America into predominantly urban ...
The Economist

How premodern energy shaped Britain

Entering Shadow Woods, a coppice just outside the town of Haven in West Sussex, England, is like stepping into a medieval fairy-tale. Before the Industrial Revolution, coppicing, a method of ...
EurekAlert!

Britain began industrializing in the 17th century – over a 100 years earlier than history books claim

An example of a probate inventory from England in the late 17th century. This is the inventory of John Booth, a victualler (supplier of food and alcohol) from Macclesfield in the county of Cheshire, ...
Science Daily

Britain began industrializing in the 17th century -- over a 100 years earlier than history books claim

Millions of historical employment records show the British workforce turned sharply towards manufacturing jobs during the 1600s -- suggesting the birth of the industrial age has much deeper roots, say ...