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 ...

However, the end of salt manufacturing in a key plant, leaving the UK dependent on imports for the first time in history, ...

Was the Industrial Revolution the most important event in human history? Dan Snow is joined by economist and journalist ...

More than 100 species of moths became darker to blend in with pollution during Britain’s industrial revolution, but did these different moth species all rely on the same gene to adapt? Two color ...

HOW much yarn per day could an 18th-century British woman spin? Such questions are catnip for economic historians, whose debates typically unfold unnoticed by anyone outside their field. But a running ...

Mark Stein, manager of General Motors' Vauxhall van plant in Luton, 29 miles north of London, starts presentations with an aerial photo of the site in 1965. It shows a vast complex of buildings that ...

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 ...

Discover how industrialization transformed economies with rising wages and social shifts. Explore industrial history's effect ...