However, by the middle of the 16th century supplies of wood were beginning to fail in Britain and the use of coal as a domestic fuel rapidly expanded.[10]: 22

However, by the middle of the 16th century supplies of wood were beginning to fail in Britain and the use of coal as a domestic fuel rapidly expanded.[10]: 22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coal_mining#:~:text=Coal%20was%20cheaper%20and%20much,South%20Wales%20coalfield%20and%20Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coal_mining#:~:text... Similar comments here about the lack of wood driving the use of coal. https://industrialrevolution.org.uk/coal-mines-industrial-revolution/ https://industrialrevolution.org.uk/coal-mines-industrial-re... And: https://www.jstor.org/stable/24953925 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24953925