Explorations: Wheeling and Dealing: Why so much coal was used in England
Duration: 2 mins 5 secs
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Alan Macfarlane explains why it was that England developed its coal industry well in advance to other parts of the world, which he relates to its island nature and the limited stocks of wood in relation to a relatively dense population.
Background to Channel 4 'The Day the World Took Off', shown in 2000. With thanks to Windfall Films. |
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| Created: | 2018-03-08 17:14 |
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| Collection: | A History of the World (The Day the World Took Off) |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Prof Alan Macfarlane |
| Language: | eng (English) |
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