Belfast's Weavers Dressed an Empire in Cloth They Couldn't Afford
Industrial Revolution

Belfast's Weavers Dressed an Empire in Cloth They Couldn't Afford

Belfast's linen weavers dressed the British Empire—and the industry that made the city rich was built on the backs of people who could barely afford the cloth they made.

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