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Industrialization started in England with the industrial revolution in the 18th century.
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The independence of the Thirteen Colonies in North America in 1783 after the American War of Independence caused Britain to lose some of its oldest and most populous colonies
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Read moreIn England and Scotland in 1788, two-thirds of the workers in 143 water-powered cotton mills were described as children
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Although unsuccesful the thought of generalised education for the msses was even then being expressed and was later to be reiterated constantly thoughout the century eventually leading up to the Education Act.
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Elizabeth Gaskell was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era.
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Charles Dickens wrote mostly about the poor victorian life in England during the industrialization. His most famous work is Oliver Twist about a labouring young boy's poor life in a factory.
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Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic
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Karl Marx was an outspoken opponent of child labor
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Approximately 49% workers was under 20.
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The goverment appointed a royal commission to investigate the working of the Poor Law and make recommendations for improvement.
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The goverment appointed a royal commission to investigate the working of the Poor Law and make recommendations for improvement.
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The commission's report and recommendations were published and received wide support in Parliament
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The Poor Law Amendment Act was quikly passed by Parliament, with separate legislation for Scotland and Ireland
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In England, this movement coincided approximately with the "Victorian era", a period ruled by Queen Victoria (1837-1901) which meant the height of the British Empire and the Industrial Revolution.
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Oliver TwistOliver Twist, subtitled The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens
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A Chistmas Carol was quite ahead of its time in for example the social critisism.
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Child labour was common practice in this period and working-class families were very reluctat to give up the earning of their children for the benefit of education. The employment of children continued to increase even after 1850.
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The case of Martha Appelton in 1859 highlights the terrible working conditions thousands of children across Britain endured every day in the 19th century. As a 13-year-old textile worker in Wigan, Martha was employed as a scvenger picking up loose cotton from beneath machinery. On one particular day, Martha fainted and caught her left hand in an unguarded machine. In the accident, all the fingers were severed. Martha lost her job because she was no longer able to work efficiently.
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It was with the Education Act, also known as the "Foster Act", that we have the real birth of the modern system of education in England.
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Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century.
Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a central figure in the influential Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) -
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Read more on WikipediaChild labour was employed to varying extents through most of history. Before 1940, numerous children aged 5–14 worked in Europe, the United States and various colonies of European powers
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At thsi time The British Empire held sway over about 458 million people, one-fifth of the world's population.
