Phys.org

Britain began industrializing in the 17th century—more than 100 years earlier than history books claim

Britain was already well on its way to an industrialized economy under the reign of the Stuarts in the 17th century—over 100 years before textbooks mark the start of the Industrial Revolution—according to the most detailed occupational history of a ...
PBS

British Royal History: Documentaries and Dramas to Watch Now

Perhaps the greatest unsolved mystery in British royal history is that of the Princes in the Tower. In 1483, The Princes Edward (Edward V of England) and Richard (Duke of York) were just 12 and 9 years old, respectively were imprisoned in the Tower of ...
Ancient Origins

Unexpected Origins of Britain’s Bronze Age Migrants Revealed

A new ancient-DNA study suggests the Bronze Age people who transformed Britain around 2400 BC didn’t arrive from Iberia, as older narratives of the “Bell Beaker” story sometimes implied. Instead, their deepest roots appear to lie just across the North Sea,
Science Daily

Britain began industrializing in the 17th century -- over a 100 years earlier than history books claim

Millions of historical employment records show the British workforce turned sharply towards manufacturing jobs during the 1600s -- suggesting the birth of the industrial age has much deeper roots, say historians. Britain was already well on its way to an ...