Modern industry started in the 18th century, and its growth accelerated throughout the 19th as production switched from metal to coal mining. By the early 20th century, about one in four Welsh workers ...

The industrial revolution stands out as a time of great ... Naturally the demand for workers was high, but in this time of heightened immigration the supply of laborers keen to make their way ...

the white slavery craze had its roots in fears over the rapid changes that the Industrial Revolution had brought to American society: urbanization, immigration, the changing role of women ...

David:During the Industrial Revolution, Ireland was under British ... There was a lot of fear around Irish immigration. We also get a degree of resentment in Liverpool about the pressure that ...

The debate about whether the industrial revolution was a good or a bad thing ... As the 19th century progressed, the rate of immigration from outside Wales increased. Most of the new arrivals ...