For both contemporaries and later historians the Industrial Revolution is viewed as a turning point' in modern British history. There is no doubt that change oc

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In this, the second part of his history of the Industrial Revolution, Richard Brown examines the political and religious developments which took place in Britai

A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians

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