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The golden age: essays in British economic and social history, 1850-1870 (2000)
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Inkster, I., Hill, J., Griffin, C., & Rowbotham, J. (Eds.). (2000). The golden age: essays in British economic and social history, 1850-1870. Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315239330

In 1850 the Industrial Revolution came to an end. In 1851 the Great Exhibition illustrated to the whole world the supremacy of industrial England. For the next twenty years Britain reigned supreme. From around 1870 Britain began to decline. Britain i... Read More about The golden age: essays in British economic and social history, 1850-1870.