User:Peterkingiron

My name is Peter King. I live in the English Midlands.

I have spent many years researching the history of the iron industry, periodically straying into related subjects, including other metals. I have a doctorate in economic history based on an unpublished thesis, 'The iron trade in England and Wales 1500-1815: the charcoal iron industry and its transition to coke'. I have also written (and had published) about 30 academic articles.

I was working on books on transport history and Water mills and water power, but these are now on hold.

My main research interests are:
 * History of the iron industry
 * Local history in the West Midlands (region), particularly near where I live.

My main period for research is 1500-1815, but I also research earlier periods, particularly locally

This has spread into:
 * Industrial water mills
 * History of other metal production
 * English overseas trade
 * Transport history, particularly:
 * Roads up to the end of the turnpike area;
 * River navigations; and
 * 17th and 18th century railways.

Updated: Peterkingiron (talk) 10:52, 10 January 2012 (UTC)