The Industrial Revolution refers to past changes from agrarian and manual labor systems of production to mechanization.

Map showing the coalfields of Great Britain in the 19th century ... Coal was the fuel that powered factories during the Industrial Revolution. Image caption, The Newcomen steam engine was invented ...

The industrial revolution was an utterly transformative moment in British history The industrial revolution was an utterly transformative moment in British history, reshaping not just the domestic ...

“Britain is known as the cradle for the Industrial Revolution, but there are competing claims about why,” says Dr Ravshonbek Otojanov. “One claim is that it happened because Britain had a free-market ...

Key moments in British coal :: 1760 - 1840 Coal production dramatically increases during the Industrial Revolution, fuelling furnaces and steam engines. :: 1815 The Davy safety lamp is invented ...

Travel back with me a few hundred years before the industrial revolution, and the wildlife of Britain and Ireland looks very different indeed. Take orcas: While there are now less than ten left in ...

Britain has a chance to compete in the green industrial revolution, but only if the government takes rapid steps to help shore up its industry, according to an important new report. The analysis ...

Join us on an extraordinary journey through the Birmingham Canal Navigation, a network boasting over 160 kilometres of waterways. With its impressive expanse surpassing even that of Venice, this ...