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James Watt and Slavery in Scotland

By Stephen Mullen August 17, 2020 Historians' Watch 0 comments

How was James Watt – hero of the Industrial Revolution – involved in colonial commerce and slavery in mid-eighteenth-century Scotland?

‘Up the Dale – history is made, not bought’: making history from below in the industrial revolution

By Lisa Edwards July 5, 2018 Histories of the Present, Local History 0 comments

In 2017, three centuries of iron-making came to an end in Coalbrookdale, the birthplace of the industrial revolution. Now iron workers are writing their own history as the legacy of the foundry hangs in the balance.

Labour and Love: A Herstory of Work and Childcare in the Industrial Revolution

By Melanie Reynolds April 18, 2018 History Workshop Online 0 comments

How did working-class mothers during the Industrial Revolution combine waged labour with childcare? Melanie Reynolds explores little-known practices of women caring for their children in factories and mills

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James Watt and Slavery in Scotland

‘Up the Dale – history is made, not bought’: making history from below in the industrial revolution

Labour and Love: A Herstory of Work and Childcare in the Industrial Revolution

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