The Industrial Revolution
Historical Enrichment Course
Why Britain industrialised first, what it did to the people who lived through it, and whether it was worth the price.
Start here — the story
For roughly ten thousand years, almost every human being who ever lived worked the land, and almost nothing changed. Then, in a damp corner of north-west Europe, a few people worked out how to make fire do the pulling — and the whole species changed direction.
The Complete Guide to the Industrial Revolution — 6 chapters, about 14 minutes. You are not expected to know anything before you start.
What you’ll be able to explain
- Explain why industrialisation began in Britain
- Debate whether industrialisation was worth its human cost
General learning. Genuinely useful background for nineteenth-century writing, but not itself an assessed topic on any specification Incandio supports.