Hanging with History

The Industrial Revolution in Britain


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The date is 1760.  The Industrial Revolution is about to get underway.  Abraham Darby has already broken the Dutch monopoly of brass.  He has already developed the coke fueled blast furnace.  John Kay has already invented the Flying Shuttle.  There are several jennies out there.  

Things are out of balance and are going to have to change.  Most societies would not be able to tolerate the rapid changes about to rip across British society.

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Hanging with HistoryBy Harald Hansen

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