Lectures on The Industrial Revolution in England - The full text by Arnold Toynbee in 1884.
Child Labour - Offers detailed descriptions on what it was like to work in a factory as a child. Includes biographies of factory reformers, accounts from the workers themselves, legislation passed and statistics.
Industrial Revolution - A slide show presentation on the Industrial Revolution, including a look at inventions, labor laws, and socialism.
The Industrial Revolution - A brief history of what happened during this time period.
Cotton Times - Understanding the Industrial Revolution - An overview of the revolution in textiles, profiling workers and reformers of 18th century Britain, related events in labor history, and describing modes of transportation and living.
The Wilkinson Family, Ironmasters - The Beginning of an Industrial Empire - A series of illustrated historical essays about the family who played a major role in the history and economy of eighteenth century Britain, France and America.
The Industrial Revolution and the Railway System - Features a range of historical information and data including research papers, images, and extracts from the Illustrated London News.
Industrial Revolution - A history project done by a secondary student in Hong Kong.
A History of Cotton Mills and the Industrial Revolution - Extensive excerpt from a book on the development of the textile industry in the United States, including New England and Mississippi.
Eccles, Manchester, Canals and Revolution - The story of how the Duke of Bridgewater created the first true canal in the United Kingdom from his coal mines to Manchester with galleries of related photographs and engravings.
What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us - Explores the advances in science and engineering and how their effects are still felt today.
Cotton Town - Tells the story of the rapid social and economic changes that occurred as Blackburn and Darwen began to expand with the growth of the British textile industry.
The Wolverhampton Gunlock Makers - A sketch history of the family businesses who produced gunlocks (firing mechanisms for guns) from the 18th century to present day.
Industry Revolution - A brief introduction to the revolution with information on the causes, inventions, and inventors.
Factory Workers in the British Industrial Revolution - Papers on children, men, and women as factory workers as complete texts and abstracts by Douglas Galbi.
Industrial Revolution Vocabulary - Related terms with definitions.
Accounts of the Potato Revolution - Writings of various authors.
Leeds Woollen Workers Petition - A petition by workers complaining about the effects of machines on the previously well-paid skilled workers.
Steam Engine Library - A collection of historical documents.
Letter of Leeds Cloth Merchants - Defense on the use of machines.
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