Phys.org

Britain began industrializing in the 17th century—more than 100 years earlier than history books claim

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 ...
NPR

Author Sathnam Sanghera on his book 'Empireland'

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Sathnam Sanghera about his book "Empireland," which explores how Britain's imperialist history has shaped the country — and world — today. The prime minister of ...
The Daily Princetonian

To understand America’s future, Princeton must look to Britain

A slate of populist policy proposals has made its debut on the American political stage, including the first comprehensive protectionist tariff policy since the end of the Second World War, a ...
The Conversation

Too often learning ‘British history’ means learning ‘English history’ – but overburdened schoolteachers are not to blame

How much do you really know about the history of the United Kingdom? What passes for “British history” is, all too often, merely the history of England with bits of the histories of Scotland, Wales ...
Refinery29

7 Books That Tell A Forgotten Black British History

Therefore, Unbothered has curated seven must-read Black British history books that challenge the distorted depictions of our past and have marred our understanding of a people, and more personally, ...
Science Daily

Britain began industrializing in the 17th century -- over a 100 years earlier than history books claim

Millions of historical employment records show the British workforce turned sharply towards manufacturing jobs during the 1600s -- suggesting the birth of the industrial age has much deeper roots, say ...