Explain the reasons for the changes in clothing patterns and materials in the eighteenth century.

The changes in technology and society which led to an increase in readers of the novel in eighteenth century Europe were manifold. The creation of libraries, cost-cutting printing techniques and...

The air gets trapped between two layers of warm clothes. Air acts as insulator of heat. This layer prevents our body heat to escape in the surroundings. More layers of...

The port of Surat declined by the end of the eighteenth century on account of the growing power of European companies in trade with India. They secured many concessions from...

The city of London was a magnet for the migrant populations due to the job opportunities provided by its dockyards and industries. By 1750, one out of every nine people...

A rich farmer: The open field system was not beneficial for the rich farmer because he could not have exclusive control of the commons. He could not expand his area...

After the 18th century, the colonisation of most of the world by Europe, the spread of democratic ideals and the growth of an industrial society completely changed the ways in...

(i) Many peasants had tiny plots of land which could not provide work for all members of the household. (ii) So when merchants came around and offered advances to produce goods...

(i) In the late eighteenth century, large numbers of women were employed in factories. (ii) They were working as maidservants (domestic servant). (iii) A large number of women used their homes to...

(i) In the late eighteenth century, large numbers of women were employed in factories. (ii) They were working as maid servants (domestic servant). (iii) A large number of women used their homes...

(i) In the late eighteenth century, large numbers of women were employed in factories. (ii) They were working as maid servants (domestic servant). (iii) A large number of women used their homes...