Pre industrial Britain

• Cultural 


  the set of beliefs and customs that leads us to behave in a particular way within our

  community
• Pre industrial Britain


  pre 1750
• Industrial Britain 


  1750-1850
• Post industrial Britain 


  Post 1850
• 6 key social factors

  • Gender
  • law and Order
  • Education
  • Availability of time
  • Money
  • transport
• Gender 


  Women were seen as the ‘weaker sex‘ and therefore not allowed to do activities that were too dangerous.
• Upper class women were free to pursue elitist past times such as hawking and archery.
• Lower class women may get a chance to participate in ‘smock racing‘ a race where the prize was a dress.
• Both classes participated in dancing and horse riding