EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026 · 31 MIN

James Watt, Boulton, and the Steam Engine That Reshaped Britain

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

The episode traces how James Watt’s improvements to Thomas Newcomen’s steam engine set off an industrial boom. It examines the partnership with Matthew Boulton at Soho Works, the technical leap of a separate condenser, and the wider social effects on industry, labour and urbanisation in early‑nineteenth‑century Britain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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