An Introduction to the Industrial History of England

ages agriculture appear artisans associated became become beginning brought cent century changes character classes close cloth commerce common complete considerable cotton counties crafts craftsmen definite density dependent difficult distinct early economic employed England English entirely essential established Europe evidence existence factory fair fields figures finished France gild growth hands holding household importance increase indication industry influence interests invention iron Italy kinds labor land larger least less machine manufacture master materials means measure medieval ment merchants metal middle needs occupations organization period persons political population portions position possible present privileges problems reason records reference relation relatively represent rolls seems significant social statutes sufficient term textile tion towns trade types usually various village weavers weaving wool woolen workers workmen yarn