Ranking the Greatest Prime Ministers

Why The Stuart Restoration Gave Us The Industrial Revolution

A look at the major reason why Britain got the Industrial Revolution ahead of others: the Stuart Restoration of 1660. For more information, see Martin's new book on the Industrial Revolution: Forging Modernity [https://www.forgingmodernity.com/] Intro/outro music: Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 - Finale. Source: John Michel Cello [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JOHN_MICHEL_CELLO-BEETHOVEN_SYMPHONY_7_Finale.ogg] Cover image: First sale of Hudson's Bay fur at Garraway's Coffee House, 1671

Ranking the Greatest Prime Ministers

Ranking the great and near-great Prime Ministers in chronological order; stacking them up against Lord Liverpool. Intro/outro music: Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 - Finale. Source: John Michel Cello [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JOHN_MICHEL_CELLO-BEETHOVEN_SYMPHONY_7_Finale.ogg] Cover image: Sir Robert Walpole by Hands Hysing

Who Brought Us The Industrial Revolution?

Looking at those who brought us the Industrial Revolution: the most important generators of this greatest civilizational advance in world history. For more information, see Martin's new book on the Industrial Revolution: Forging Modernity [https://www.forgingmodernity.com/] Intro/outro music: Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 - Finale. Source: John Michel Cello [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JOHN_MICHEL_CELLO-BEETHOVEN_SYMPHONY_7_Finale.ogg] Cover image: James Brindley by Francis Parsons

Canals, Country Banks and the Tory Takeoff

The Industrial Revolution's economic takeoff and how that period’s Tory policies mixed with some major structural changes in the British economy caused lift-off and changed the world forever. Intro/outro music: Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 - Finale. Source: John Michel Cello [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JOHN_MICHEL_CELLO-BEETHOVEN_SYMPHONY_7_Finale.ogg] Cover image: Ironworks, Style of Thomas Gainsborough by Midjourney

The Oxfordshire School of Economic Thought

Tracing the development of the school of economic thought predominantly growing within the 17th and 18th century Tory party that animated the Industrial Revolution. Intro/outro music: Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 - Finale. Source: John Michel Cello [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JOHN_MICHEL_CELLO-BEETHOVEN_SYMPHONY_7_Finale.ogg] Cover image: St. Michael and All Angels, Great Tew Source: Nick Macneil [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Michael_and_All_Angels,_Great_Tew_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2164040.jpg]