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Did the Industrial Revolution make life better – or WORSE?

We’re often told a simple story: before factories, people lived peaceful, rural lives. Then industry arrived, bringing smoke, slums and suffering. Subscribe here: bit.ly/subhistoryextrayoutube But as this episode reveals, the reality was far more complex. In this video, Emma Griffin, Professor of History and Head of School at Queen Mary, University of London, explores how most people – even at the height of industrialisation – never worked in factories. Rural life was already harsh, wages were low, and poverty was widespread. Cities brought overcrowding and pollution – but they also offered steady employment, higher wages, education, entertainment and political engagement. Did industrialisation make life better or worse? It certainly made society more complicated, more unequal, more dynamic, and more modern than ever before. Find out more in this episode, and join us for more historical articles, podcast episodes, and expert analysis of this era at www.historyextra.com/subscribe/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=youtube.com&utm_campaign=acade... #HistoryExtra #history #IndustrialRevolution 00:00 Intro 00:44 How much change was there? 03:51 Did working conditions improve? 07:06 What was life like in the city? 10:06 What were people's views at the time? 13:02 What happened to working people? 16:05 What about global changes? ▷ Find out more at https://www.historyextra.com/ ▷ Follow the podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/3Y6n8Bt ▷ Like our page on Facebook:   / historyextra   ▷ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/HistoryExtra ▷ Follow us Instagram:   / historyextra   ▷ Follow us on TikTok:   / ucy4hmtkf5afzrltchpwrc_g   Subscribe to our Substack for Life Lessons from History with Dr David Musgrove: https://historyextra.substack.com/ 🏰 History at your fingertips Unlock the past with leading historians, exclusive ad‑free podcasts and stories from across the globe, only on History Extra. https://www.historyextra.com/subscrib...