Rates of mortality fell sharply in the nineteenth century. Birthrates also declined, but more slowly, so the population exploded, even with mass migration. The UK (and increasingly, the rest of Europ… (View Post)

The median age was 33-34 back then. https://database.earth/population/united-kingdom/median-age My guess is you'd probably have to go back to the late nineteenth century, to get a median age of … (View Post)

I think it’s impossible to depict the settlement movement sympathetically, because so many are spiteful racists. (View Post)

I go to suppers organised by Saul David, where military historians speak, and then we discuss it over dinner. They’re immense fun. (View Post)

I do from time to time, find myself wondering if this is like our 1970 election, with a sudden shift back to the government in the polls, that did not quite materialise on polling day. The swingback … (View Post)