Empire and Industry
The industrial revolution and its global reach.
01Machines That Changed WorkSpinning jenny, power loom and steam engine: the inventions behind the factory age.Read lesson →02Mill Towns and WorkersTwelve-hour days, child labour and the first factory laws.Read lesson →03Cotton and the WorldHow Lancashire's mills depended on cotton grown across the globe.Read lesson →04Railways, Ships and TradeThe transport revolution that carried British goods around the world.Read lesson →