Industrial Revolution~!!!

Between about 1750 and 1850, the United Kingdom experienced the first industrial revolution. The purpose of this site is to study major historical interpretations of this complex process, which continues to transform our world. The site's goal is to provide resources that will allow readers to explore major historical and cultural interpretations of the industrial revolution in Britain. It was conceived as a tool for a Summer Seminar at the University of Nottingham on Interpretations of the Industrial Revolution in Britain. sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. It is designed especially for those who teach and study the subject in the schools and can serve as a forum through which both teachers and students can contribute to a discussion of the subject.


The power of industry that propelled British goods and guns around the globe also brought its views of the first industrial revolution in its wake. Indeed, interpretations of Britain's industrial revolution not only helped shape values and public policies in Britain, but also fostered attitudes toward capitalism and modern industry elsewhere.