Why did the Industrial Revolution start in Britain?

The answer, of course, is that it had an enormous commercial and technological head start over the rest of the world because the Industrial Revolution started in England. read more

Cotton began the Industrial Revolution because it was the first product to be transferred from the cottage industry to the factory industry. Production of cotton was one of the first processes that was made significantly more efficient by new energy sources, such as the water wheel and steam engine. read more

Britain had abundant sources of coal. Britain had a strongworkforce. Britain had good transportation networks. read more