Peter Mathias





Peter Mathias (born 10 January 1928) is a British economic historian. He attended Colston's School and Bristol Grammar School where he became interested in history. In December 1945, he applied for a scholarship at King's College, Cambridge; instead he won an Exhibition at Jesus College, Cambridge during Summer 1946. However the college demanded that those coming up from school should have done military service before they arrived so he spent two years in the army as a conscript. Continue Reading »



The First Industrial Nation: The Economic History of Britain 1700-1914


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