nov 30, 1810 - Living Conditions

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During the Romantic Era, Britain suffered from an increasing wealth gap and political turmoil. The Industrial Revolution had just begun which led to a change in social and living conditions. Britain began to grow as they led the industrial revolution which caused them to venture out of the country to obtain natural resources. The Romantic period challenged social status which led to a change in the economic and political standpoint of Britain. The growing social class was a threat to the existing class system that was placed for decades. The middle class begins to grow as money entered the nation and people found work in factories, but the environment is not properly equipped for workers. Old rules that governed the country were placed under reconsideration as they begin to reshape the older political system. The idea of Laissez-Faire started to grow causing the spread of the idea that business will be better off without political influence.

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