Britain began industrializing in the 17th century—more than 100 years earlier than history books claim
Phys.org - 2024-04-04T23:00:01.000Z

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 nation ever constructed. Read this story