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Abraham Darby's experimentation
Abraham Darby invented a vital source of fuel from the production of iron. Darby tired using coal instead of charcoal to smelt iron, while he was experimenting this he invented cheaper and better quality iron. The enduring impact of this event id that we still use that technique and the iron today. -
Key improvements made by James watts
James watts became very interested in the technology of the steam engine, and he realized that the way that the old steam engine was made wastes a big amount of energy. James invented a better and more efficient engine. The enduring impact of this event is that James invented such thing as horsepower,in which we still use today in things like cars. -
John Wesley
Wesley Founded the Methodist Church and he Stressed the need for a personal sense of faith, The enduring impact of this event is that it has effected religion in England today. -
The land enclosure movement
Enclosure is the process of in England of consolidating small landholdings into larger farms. Once enclosed, use of the land became restricted to the owner, and it ceased to be common land for communal use.Doing this increased the efficiency of land use. The enduring impact of this event is It brought on new ideas and ways of working. It helped factories and industry grow in a whole new way. -
George Stephan
George Stephan was a mechanical engineer, but he was known as the "Father of the railway". He built his own railway by relying on steam instead of animal power. The enduring impact of this event is that because of his invention of the railway we have been able to grow on the idea. -
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel built one of the first major railway routes . The rout went from London to Bristol. He also designed and built steamships and pioneering bridges. The enduring impact of this event is that many places and railways have been named after was way from London to Bristol because it is so famous. -
The Factory acts passed in England
The factory acts were published by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, they regulated the hours of work and moral welfare of young children employed in cotton mills.The enduring impact of this event is that to this day many of the country's have laws that have restrictions on children working. -
The writings of Marx and Engels
Both Marx and Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto, which is about an analytical approach to the class struggle (historical and then-present) and the problems of capitalism and the capitalist mode of production, this document was eventually recognized as one of the world's most influential political documents.The enduring impact of this event is that these documents made the English government the way it is today.
