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Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure (CAMPOP) has now moved to BlueSky. Find us there for latest news @camunicampop.bsky.social
Cambridge, England
Joined May 2018
đź“ŁNew blog post alert đź“Ł .Do you know. Who dies of old age? When Queen Elizabeth II passed away in 2022, her death certificate cited "old age". But how common is death from old age now, and in the past? .#twitterstorians.
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đź“ŁNew blog post alert! đź“Ł .Today, Kevin Schurer's post discusses the history of the North-South divide. How deep are the historical roots of the divide, and has it looked any different over time? #twitterstorians.
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RT @amrcampop: @CamUniCampop blog #19: How is a cow like a battery? .Paul Warde explains alongside outlining the importance of the transiti….
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A fantastic post on our blog today! Paul Warde takes us back to the world before fossil fuels: to the "organic economy". What other sources of energy were available in the past - and how might alternatives shape the future?.#twitterstorians.
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RT @emvchung: What kept the rich and poor part in industrial Manchester? Read my blog about this and many more on Top of the CamPops!.
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đź“ŁWe have a fantastic new blog post today!đź“Ł. Emily Chung asks: what kept the rich and poor apart in industrial Manchester? Hint: it *wasn't* (as many had assumed!) segregated housing zones. #twitterstorians #manchester #phd.
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RT @JFredT: A great blog from CAMPOP @CamUniCampop covering three topics: old age and dependency ratios; births (and conceptions) outside….
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RT @amrcampop: @CamUniCampop blog #17: Older people now make up bigger proportions of populations than ever before: today's blog is Richard….
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New blog post alert! .Today, over 1 in 5 of the UK population are aged 60 and over. We tend to think that in the past, old people were more scarce. But was this the case, and how did it change over time?.#twitterstorians .
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RT @amrcampop: @CamUniCampop blog #16: Having a child before marriage was rare in historic Britain, but sex before marriage was not. Today….
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It has been brought to our attention that the “subscribe” feature of our blog has not been working. But we have now fixed it! If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter please use the updated form on the website or contact us directly. .
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Did you know that 2022 was the first year that more births in England and Wales took place outside marriage (or civil partnership) than within? But how common was sex before marriage in the British past? Find out in our latest blog post: #twitterstorians.
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RT @amrcampop: @CamUniCampop blog #15: Although people did migrate frequently in the British past, Kevin Schurer describes how the analysi….
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RT @emvchung: We’ve got some great posts already up and lots more coming - subscribe to our weekly newsletter! (at the very least you’ll de….
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New post this morning: Kevin Schurer maps surnames to explore regionalism and migration patterns in the British past: Please subscribe if you'd like to receive weekly notifications about the blog :).#twitterstorians.
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It has been brought to our attention that the “subscribe” feature of our blog has not been working. But we have now fixed it! If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter please use the updated form on the website or contact us directly. .
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RT @amrcampop: Campop blog #14: How dangerous was childbirth in historic Britain? Considerably higher than today, but never the most commo….
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RT @amrcampop: Campop blog #13: In 2021 only 7.6% of people in E&W walked to work and around half travelled by car - a massive change from….
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