In reality, Britain was a parliamentary monarchy, which meant it was the parliament who passed the law and controlled government’s expense. This helped to ensure the political stability. …show more content…
It gradually acquired a great empire in the America, along the west African coast and in India. These colonies were good suply sources for raw materials as well as huge markets. On one side, Britain imported these raw materials and natural resources which which was bought at low price. On the other side, it exported finished products which were sold at higher price to these colonies. Therefore, Britain gained benefits in both ways, which contributed to its economic prosperity and capitalistic stability. The victory in The Seven Years’ War in 1763 benefited the country in this way: bringing not only goods from West Indies, but also tobaco from North America, spices from India, tea from …show more content…
In Britain, scientific ideas did not suffer the censorship of churches or the government, which happened in many European coutries. Over the previous hundred years, an abundance of scientific breakthroughs swept across the country. Issac Newton was able to explain the fall of gravity for the first time. Robert Boyle showed air and gas had the same physical properties. The christian view on the world made of God was now challenged by scientifically proven principles of nature, calling for further explanation for dogmas. This period of time was call The Age of Reason. Later, William Herschel discovered Uranus, first planet in the Solar system to be discovered at that time, enforcing the belief that they were on the cutting egde of knowlege
Throughout the contry, from prestige royal societies in London to countless provincial coffee houses, industrialists and scientists coming from difference backgrounds met to share their ideas of observations. The Lunar Society was a good example due to the fact that many inventions were came up with here such as measuring the air human could breath by animal’s bladders, the multi mirror telescope, the flushing lavatory, etc. Such groups allowed creative men intellecual freedom to think unthinkable idea to come up with atonishing ideas and