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Industrial Revolution
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The Great Britain British Industrial Revolution took place in the 18th century 18th and 19th century 19th centuries. It included inventions in the areas of industry ( textiles and metallurgy) supported by developments in mining, transportation, water power water and steam power. It led to great changes in social structure.
Category:History of Britain
Category:Industry
Category:Revolutions
Category:History of technology
Category:Industrial history
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! align=right style="border-bottom: solid 1px #ccccff;" | Themes
| align=left style="font-size: 80%; border-bottom: solid 1px #ccccff;" | Coal, Coal mining Coal mining, Coke (fuel) Coke, Cotton, Industrial unrest Industrial unrest, Industry, Invention, Iron, Machinery, Manufacturing, Metallurgy, Sociology, Steam engine Steam power, Steel, Technology, Textiles, Hydropower Water power, Workforce
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! align=right style="border-bottom: solid 1px #ccccff;" | People/ groups
| align=left style="font-size: 80%; border-bottom: solid 1px #ccccff;" | Richard Arkwright Richard Arkwright, Thomas Boulsover Thomas Boulsover, Bourgeoisie, James Brindley James Brindley, Isambard Kingdom Brunel Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Edmund Cartwright Edmund Cartwright, Henry Cort Henry Cort, Samuel Crompton Samuel Crompton, Abraham Darby I Abraham Darby I, Abraham Darby II Abraham Darby II, Abraham Darby III Abraham Darby III, Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, William Fairbairn William Fairbairn, James Hargreaves James Hargreaves, Thomas Highs Thomas Highs, Eaton Hodgkinson Eaton Hodgkinson, Benjamin Huntsman Benjamin Huntsman, Joseph Marie Jacquard Joseph Marie Jacquard, Thomas Johnson (dressing frame) Thomas Johnson (dressing frame), John Kay (flying shuttle) John Kay (flying shuttle), John Kay (spinning frame) John Kay (spinning frame), Francis Cabot Lowell Francis Cabot Lowell, Luddite, Lunar Society Lunar Society, Thomas Newcomen Thomas Newcomen, Proletariat, Richard Roberts (engineer) Richard Roberts, Thomas Savery Thomas Savery, John Smeaton John Smeaton, George Stephenson George Stephenson, Robert Stephenson Robert Stephenson, Thomas Telford Thomas Telford, Richard Trevithick Richard Trevithick, James Watt James Watt, John Wilkinson (industrialist) John Wilkinson
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! align=right style="border-bottom: solid 1px #ccccff;" | Places
| align=left style="font-size: 80%; border-bottom: solid 1px #ccccff;" | Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Bridgewater Canal Bridgewater Canal, Coalbrookdale, Cromford, Derwent Valley Mills Derwent Valley Mills, Ironbridge, Portsmouth Block Mills Portsmouth Block Mills, Quarry Bank Mill Quarry Bank Mill, Soho Foundry Soho Foundry, Stockton and Darlington Railway Stockton and Darlington Railway
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! align=right style="border-bottom: solid 1px #ccccff;" | Invention/ technology
| align=left style="font-size: 80%; border-bottom: solid 1px #ccccff;" | Blast furnace Blast furnace, Canal, Cotton mill Cotton mill, Crucible steel Crucible steel, Dressing frame Dressing frame, Factory, Flying shuttle Flying shuttle, Newcomen steam engine Newcomen steam engine, Power loom Power loom, Rail transport Railway, Sheffield plate Sheffield plate, Spinning frame Spinning frame, Spinning jenny Spinning jenny, Steam engine Steam engine, Stephenson's Rocket Stephenson's Rocket, Water frame Water frame, Watt steam engine Watt steam engine
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! align=right |Reference
| align=left style="font-size: 80%;" | History of technology History of technology, History of the British canal system History of the British canal system, Industrial archaeology Industrial archaeology, List of United Kingdom-related topics List of United Kingdom-related topics, Timeline of clothing and textiles technology Timeline of clothing and textiles technology, Timeline of invention Timeline of invention, Timeline of materials technology Timeline of materials technology, Timeline of steam power Timeline of steam power
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