> All countries in the world was pre-industrial monarchies just 150 years ago. Hardly. I can't speak for your country as you haven't mentioned it but mine was

> All countries in the world was pre-industrial monarchies just 150 years ago. Hardly. I can't speak for your country as you haven't mentioned it but mine was certainly not pre-industrial in 1868. Brunel was already dead by then (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel) and Boulton and Watt were but a distant memory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Watt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Watt).