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British History - The Victorians

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/

Provider: BBC


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This site from the BBC provides information on how “the steam-driven industrial revolution transformed the cities of Great Britain.” The site includes the agricultural revolution, Victorian technology, the Iron Bridge, the textile industry, and more.

Included on the site is a multimedia area with interactive games which put the viewer in a situation and they have to figure out the best way to handle it. For instance, in the game Muck and Brass, “you will have to imagine you are running a city at the height of the Industrial Revolution, and make choices regarding the welfare of your workforce and the prosperity of your business.” There are also interactive areas where the viewer can start a spinning mill or see how coal was burned to produce iron.