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Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society
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A new society, but not in a straight line

A new society, but not in a straight line

Timeline from 1759 to 1928 showing key milestones in work, childhood reform and transport, including Wedgwood, Quarry Bank Mill, the Factory Act, Mines Act, Education Act, the Rover Safety Bicycle, Longbridge, women's war work and the Austin 7 Between 1759 and 1928, Britain moved from home-based craft production towards factories, regulated workplaces, unions, mass transport and new consumer goods.

Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level History Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society. 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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