The Domestic Revolution
The Domestic Revolution: How the Introduction of Coal into Victorian Homes Changed Everything by Ruth Goodman
In London, they were using coal for heating and cook during the Elizabethean era. It appears to have started then, too, and been very quick; a Star Chamber proceeding calmly states that "sea coal" (coal brought by sea) is the ordinary fuel ( Read more... )
In London, they were using coal for heating and cook during the Elizabethean era. It appears to have started then, too, and been very quick; a Star Chamber proceeding calmly states that "sea coal" (coal brought by sea) is the ordinary fuel ( Read more... )
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