High School History Recap

#14 Working Conditions in Textile Factories: A Source-based Assessment

May 05, 2020 William H Palk and Colin du Plessis Season 1 Episode 14

In this episode we investigate the working conditions in British textile factories during the Industrial Revolution. We base our investigation on four primary sources as a way to introduce our listeners to important history skills. We've based this discussion on Stanford History Education Group's historical thinking chart. We introduce the skills of sourcing, contextualization, corroboration and close reading. We've also provided some background knowledge on the start of cotton factories in Britain. Here we've drawn on the work of the historian Patrick Allitt. He teachers a very informative course on @TheGreatCourses.

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