The Peninsular War of 1807-1814, the War of 1812 and the Waterloo campaign of 1815 had a bad effect on the people of Great Britain, either socially, economically or psychologically. Banks were bankrupt, the American market was closed, unemployment had reached great proportions. One of the biggest reasons for unemployment to reach great levels was the emergence of factories and the influx of agricultural workers from rural lands to cities and factories. After John Kay invented the flying shutt...

The Peninsular War of 1807-1814, the War of 1812 and the Waterloo campaign of 1815 had a bad effect on the people of Great Britain, either socially, economically or psychologically. Banks were bankrupt, the American market was closed, unemployment had reached great proportions. One of the biggest reasons for unemployment to reach great levels was the emergence of factories and the influx of agricultural workers from rural lands to cities and factories. After John Kay invented the flying shutt...