The Industrial Revolution wasn’t what you think

The Industrial Revolution wasn’t just about cotton mills and steam engines – it was a radical transformation of how the world worked. Professor Emma Griffin explains more

Published: February 13, 2026 at 9:16 AM

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Professor Emma Griffin, Professor of History and Head of School at Queen Mary, University of London, explores the real story behind the world’s most transformative era.

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As you'll hear, it wasn’t just spinning machines and factories – it was a complete shift in how we produced goods, traded, and lived. Find out why the shift from local, home-based manufacturing to globalised mass production changed the course of human history.

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Professor Emma GriffinProfessor

Professor of History and Head of School at Queen Mary, University of London

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