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John Beckett
Historians have traditionally viewed the Glorious Revolution as essentially a political event, but in recent decades the growing recognition of just how extensively it impacted on British society has led to various reappraisals of its significance. This article argues that the structure of post-1689 parliamentary activity encouraged both MPs and peers to take a greater interest in the concerns of their constituencies and constituents. In turn, this led to the promotion of private legislation, and these developments together provided the conditions for underpinning the infrastructural developments needed to encourage investment in industrial processes. Thus, the legacy of the Glorious Revolution in relation to parliamentary proceedings was of great importance to the establishment of the circumstances in which industrialisation could flourish, conditions which did not exist prior to 1689 but which subsequently enabled Britain to become the first industrial nation.
