The Economic History of England (1760-1860) |
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agricultural already amalgamation Arkwright Bank of England became Bill Birmingham Boulton British canals capital capitalist caused cent changes Chapter Chartist coal Coalbrookdale commercial committee companies Corn Laws cotton industry currency demand distress districts dustry duties earlier early factory Economic History Review effect employed employment enclosure English export factory system favour fly shuttle French wars gold Government important improved increased Industrial Revolution introduced invention joint-stock banks labour Lancashire land later eighteenth century legislation London machine machinery Manchester manufacturing industry Matthew Boulton ment metal mills mining movement nineteenth century organisation outdoor relief Parliament patented Peel period Poor Law population post-war power-loom production profits railway rapid rapidly reform repeal revenue Samuel Oldknow smelting social spinning steam engine success T. S. Ashton tariff textile tion trade unions turnpike trusts wages warfare water frame weavers weaving wheat woollen workers workhouse