You could check out these posts:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ae80ed/is_there_any_consensus_among_historians_on_why/ (good answer from /u/ActualTax)

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/48h6hr/why_did_the_industrial_revolution_occur_in/ (good answer from /u/Leocletus)

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1e2kcl/what_is_your_preferred_explanation_for_the/ (good answers from /u/lukeweiss and /u/anchovy_)