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Industrial revolution

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First World War

Royal cousins at war and Brunel’s brilliance

The industrial revolution increased the amount of work available for both the old and the young. The welfare of child workers, in particular, suffered from the effects of long and consecutive days of employment, says Emma Griffin. (SSPL/Getty Images)
Industrial revolution

The industrial revolution: an age of opportunity

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Industrial revolution

To see a modern-day Industrial Revolution, just take a look at China…

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An illustration from 'A Picture History of Railways' by C Hamilton Ellis, showing a filled wagon and a horse on a railway line. Railways were originally intended to move goods. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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A rail revolution: Dan Snow on the meteoric rise of British railways

A sketch of a young woman miner pulling a cart filled with coal. From the report of the Royal Commission, c1842. (Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
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The scandal of female miners in 19th-century Britain

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Industrial revolution

175 years of iron and steel

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Apprenticeships: still the best route into the working world?

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Will we celebrate the Industrial Revolution in the future?

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The Industrial Revolution is revisited and Big Ben turns 150

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Industrial revolution

Can history help halt the runaway train?

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