Professor Jeremy Black explains the unique economic, social and political factors that helped Britain transform itself almost entirely by the 19th century.
Suitable for teaching history at Key Stage 3 and GCSE, Third Level and National 4 & 5, in particular units on the Victorians and the Industrial Revolution.
Josiah Wedgwood: Genius of the Industrial Revolution. video
Professor Jeremy Black explores Josiah Wedgwood's innovative ways of marketing and advertising his pottery, including opening the first ever showroom.
The brains behind the Industrial Revolution. video
Professor Jeremy Black shows how, at the birth of the Industrial Revolution, Britain's political and economic climate allowed inventive minds to blossom.
The growth of industry and factory towns in Britain. video
Professor Jeremy Black explains how the invention of factories completely changed the nature of work and made Birmingham one of Britain's largest cities.
The importance of coal in the Industrial Revolution. video
Professor Jeremy Black digs deeper into our industrial past and finds that Britain sat on top of bountiful coal deposits, perfect to power newly-invented steam engines.
The transport revolution: Britain's canal network. video
Canals were the motorways of the 1700s, says Professor Jeremy Black. Building them took huge amounts of money and some incredible feats of engineering.
Why did Britain need a better road network? video
Professor Jeremy Black explains how the state of Britain's roads in the early 1700s was holding back the Industrial Revolution, and how business owners changed all that.
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