Its population of about 500,000 was, however, gaining an expanding industrial base. In the early 18th century, the industries established during the reign of Elizabeth I experienced a new vigour.

When we think of Valentine’s Day, chubby Cupids, hearts and roses generally come to mind, not industrial processes like mass ...

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Ah, the Industrial Revolution—a time when humanity ... Picture it: the late 18th century. People were happily spinning wool by hand, and then—BAM!—a bunch of inventors said, “What if ...

Modern industry started in the 18th century, and its growth accelerated throughout the 19th as production switched from metal to coal mining. By the early 20th century, about one in four Welsh workers ...

The debate about whether the industrial revolution was a good or a bad thing for the Welsh language will probably last as long as Welsh itself. Modern industry started in the 18th century ...

Despite these changes, the catchment was still predominantly rural well into the 18th century. In 1769 the agriculture ... particularly during the peak of the Industrial Revolution. Sheffield is ...