Hanging with History
The first season focuses on the origins of the Industrial Revolution or the Great Enrichment, we go deep into history to gain enough background knowledge to actually understand the various theories of the origins of the Great Enrichment. Eventually we learn that we also need to know how the miracle was consolidated, as the many other close approaches to the Industrial Revolution failed.A kwirky style, but intellectually ambitious with the goal of understanding history well enough to understand the miracle that happened that one time. It's gonna be a long series.
Hanging with History
The Industrial Revolution in Britain
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Harald Hansen
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Season 1
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Episode 107
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The date is 1760. The Industrial Revolution is about to get underway. Abraham Darby has already broken the Dutch monopoly of brass. He has already developed the coke fueled blast furnace. John Kay has already invented the Flying Shuttle. There are several jennies out there.
Things are out of balance and are going to have to change. Most societies would not be able to tolerate the rapid changes about to rip across British society.