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![Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17248.png?v=1714895163)
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Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution
Children were widely used as labour in factories, mines, and agriculture during the British Industrial Revolution (1760-1840). Very often working the same 12-hour shifts that adults did, children as young as five years old were paid a pittance...
![The Coronation Ceremony of the British Monarchy](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11652.jpg?v=1663317036)
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The Coronation Ceremony of the British Monarchy
The coronation ceremony of the British monarchy as we know it today involves many elements that have been a part of the pageantry ever since the 11th century. Such features of the ceremony carried out in Westminster Abbey since 1066 have...
![Trade Unions in the British Industrial Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17249.jpeg?v=1681228029)
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Trade Unions in the British Industrial Revolution
Trade unions were formed in Britain during the Industrial Revolution (1760-1840) to protect workers from unnecessary risks using dangerous machines, unhealthy working conditions, and excessive hours of work. The trade union movement was vigorously...
![The Textile Industry in the British Industrial Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17133.png?v=1717587723)
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The Textile Industry in the British Industrial Revolution
During the Industrial Revolution (1760-1840), textile production was transformed from a cottage industry to a highly mechanised one where workers were present only to make sure the carding, spinning, and weaving machines never stopped. Driven...
![Agriculture in the British Industrial Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17162.png?v=1715622903)
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Agriculture in the British Industrial Revolution
Agriculture, like most other areas of working life, was greatly affected by the machines invented during the Industrial Revolution. Agriculture in Britain and elsewhere had made leaps forward in the 18th century, and its success released...
![The Steel Industry in the British Industrial Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17215.png?v=1697689683)
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The Steel Industry in the British Industrial Revolution
The production of steel during the British Industrial Revolution became cheaper and more reliable thanks to the Bessemer converter, a type of blast furnace that removed undesirable impurities from pig iron. The superior strength and durability...
![Coal Mining in the British Industrial Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17015.png?v=1715003103)
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Coal Mining in the British Industrial Revolution
Coal mining boomed during the British Industrial Revolution as it provided fuel for steam engines of all kinds in factories, transport, and agriculture. Draining flooded mines to extract more coal was the reason the steam engine was invented...
![New Gilgamesh Fragment: Enkidu's Sexual Exploits Doubled](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/9606.png?v=1618648213)
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New Gilgamesh Fragment: Enkidu's Sexual Exploits Doubled
Sometimes it is the smallest discoveries that have the largest impact. When Alexandra Kleinerman and Alhena Gadotti found a new fragment of the Epic of Gilgamesh in 2015 CE, it did not seem to be particularly impressive. The broken tablet...
![The Aztec New Fire Ceremony](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2269.jpg?v=1688337003)
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The Aztec New Fire Ceremony
The New Fire Ceremony, also known as the Binding of the Years Ceremony, was a ritual held every 52 years in the month of November on the completion of a full cycle of the Aztec solar year (xiuhmopilli). The purpose of it was none other than...
![The Gilded Age Estates of Staatsburg, New York](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14175.jpg?v=1631990704)
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The Gilded Age Estates of Staatsburg, New York
The great estates of the Gilded Age were more than lavish displays of wealth for the American aristocracy c. 1870-1917, they supported the economy of the local communities and encouraged development. As they declined, many of the surrounding...