The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain
The life before the industrial revolution A period of very slow, almost imperceptible, changes in technologies and commerce. Communications and travel were limited. Life was hard, and people worked hard to pay the rent and put food on the table. Education was not available for ordinary people.
The industrial revolution
The use of coal for changing iron By the 1740 s the main ore into good quality iron or steel problem holding back was perfected, and this made Britain industrial growth was fuel. the leading iron producer in Europe.
John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson was an English industrialist who pioneered the use and manufacture of cast iron and cast-iron goods in the Industrial Revolution.
When James Watt made a greatly improved steam engine in 1769, Wilkinson improved it further by making parts of the engine more accurately.
It was a vital development because people were now no longer dependent on natural power.
In the middle of the century other countries were buying British uniforms, equipment and weapons for their armies.
In 1785 a power machine for weaving revolutionised clothmaking. It allowed Britain to make cloth more cheaply than elsewhere.
Josiah Wedgwood
The social effects of the industrial revolution were enormous. In 1799 some of these rioters, known as Luddites, started to break up the machinery which had put them out of work.
Political liberalism By the 18 th Century the British parliament had won much greater independence from its monarch than any other European great power.
Naval power
The position of women during the Industrial Revolution was also changing.
Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in Britain first?
The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain was a remarkable phenomenon in World history.
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