How did life change during the Industrial Revolution? Those who worked in factories, coal mines, and other work settings endured a lot of suffering. A country's factories grow and produce more goods ...

According to recent studies, the percentage of the population living in urban areas is directly related to income levels. Economies of scale are found in urban areas as well as richer market ...

The first half of the 19th century was a time of great change. Industrialization brought new opportunities for employment, changing ideas of work, and economic cycles of boom and bust. During this ...

Before the Industrial Revolution, making textiles was a slow process carried out by people using simple equipment, mostly in their own homes. By the end of the Industrial Revolution, the ...

A hand-coloured engraving of a wheat harvest in 1800s America. This would have been a familiar scene all across Europe at the time. The interior of a blackhouse on a croft at the museum at Colbost ...