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Economic history of the United Kingdom

  • Bessemer processHenry Bessemer filed his first patent application in October 1855, securing the legal rights to his steel-making method a year later.
  • British Agricultural RevolutionThe British Agricultural Revolution, or Second Agricultural Revolution, was an unprecedented increase in the agricultural production in Britain arising from…
  • Economic history of the United KingdomIn 1496, Henry VII signed the Intercursus Magnus treaty with Flanders to secure the export of English wool. This agreement marked a turning point for England…
  • Railway ManiaThe Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened in 1830. It proved successful for transporting passengers and freight across the United Kingdom.
  • Corn LawsOn the 10th of March 1815, the House of Commons passed a bill to regulate corn importation. The House of Lords approved it three days later on the 13th of…