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The big picture

The big picture

Cause-and-effect diagram showing industrialisation, urban growth, middle-class wealth, war, repression and pressure leading to the 1832 Great Reform Act

Industrialisation changed Britain's economy faster than its political system changed. New factory towns, a larger middle class and growing groups of urban workers all put pressure on a Parliament still shaped by land, property and patronage.

The impact of industrialisation: Britain, c1783–1832 Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /The impact of industrialisation: Britain, c1783–1832

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level History The impact of industrialisation: Britain, c1783–1832. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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