51. The Dutch Got their Beard Caught in the Mailbox

51. The Dutch Got their Beard Caught in the Mailbox

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Will you marry me? That's what Cromwell asked the Dutch. A proposal! Just out of the blue. What did the Dutch think? Then they sent Blake to ask again, more forcefully, less romantically, this time. We look at the decision of the English to emulate (totally copy) the Dutch. And the Dutch are monopolizing large parts of world trade. But you can't have two monopolists. Conflict. ...

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The Industrial Revolution; Textiles and Flexibility

The Industrial Revolution; Textiles and Flexibility

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. This episode focuses on cotton industry advances in the 18th century. It covers the unique situation of a demand fueled series of invent...

9 Feb 202330min

The Industrial Revolution in Britain

The Industrial Revolution in Britain

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The date is 1760. The Industrial Revolution is about to get underway. Abraham Darby has already broken the Dutch monopoly of brass. He...

26 Jan 202330min

The Industrial Revolution Economic History Arc

The Industrial Revolution Economic History Arc

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We use The Unbound Prometheus by David Landes to cover the economic history facet of the Industrial Revolution. This episode introduces ...

12 Jan 202343min

Religion for the Lower Classes

Religion for the Lower Classes

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We explore one reason for the remarkable industrial peace experienced by Britain during the Industrial Revolution. Peterloo, Luddites a...

29 Des 202237min

Education: Does the Lower Class have anything to Offer Besides their Labor

Education: Does the Lower Class have anything to Offer Besides their Labor

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Now we get to know the answer to the question: Does the Lower Class have anything to offer besides their labor? We answer the question,...

15 Des 202228min

Sex and Love for the Lower Class in the Industrial Revolution

Sex and Love for the Lower Class in the Industrial Revolution

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. No joke. We use Emma Griffin's analysis of Lower Class autobiographies in her book, Liberty's Dawn. The love lives of the lower class ...

1 Des 202241min

Child Labor and Women's Labor

Child Labor and Women's Labor

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We take a look at the grimmest part of the Industrial Revolution and that is Child Labor. Fundamentally, the intersection between lowe...

18 Nov 202234min

The Industrial Revolution; The Working Lives of Lower Class Men

The Industrial Revolution; The Working Lives of Lower Class Men

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. As the Industrial Revolution reaches more and more of England the working lives of men experience change. We are looking exclusively at ...

4 Nov 202243min

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