Business and Family in the North of England During the Early Industrial Revolution Records of the Lives of Men and Women in Trade, 1788-1832

Hannah Barker, Professor of Modern History, Univeristy of Manchester,David Hughes, Independent Scholar, N/A

Hannah Barker is a historian of the north of England during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. She is Professor of British History at the University of Manchester and Director of the John Rylands Research Institute. She is also Chair of Manchester Histories, a charity that works to transform lives in Greater Manchester through histories and heritage and Historical Advisor for the National Trust at Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire.


David Hughes is an independent historian with a degree in History from Bath Spa University. He works as a volunteer in the Community History section of Blackburn with Darwen Library.