Startling revision of English historyItaly's contribution to the Industrial Revolution and why much of the initial inventive glory belongs to ItalyFirst recorded case of industrial espionage. John Lombe pays with his life for stealing Italian secretsTranscript of Arkwright's final and most damaging trial for plagiarism
Access to the original Peterloo compensation book which gives details of name, age, address, occupation, injuries received, and compensation paid for each of the 20 killed and 700 injured at Peterloo. Females were specifically targeted by drunken cavalry troopers.
Few could believe that within twenty years of the war to end all wars being won the world was once again at war.
This title focuses on lesser known aspects of the Great War and the social and economic effects on those left at home while the troops were at the Front. It Highlights fundamental changes in everyday life which did not end with the War and mphasises the importance of the 'domestic support' for the War.