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[CAMPOP @CamUniCampop]

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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?
https://t.co/D1YhsoOgMu
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📣New blog post alert! 📣
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? https://t.co/nYG2YBluGn
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[Alice Reid @amrcampop]

@CamUniCampop blog #19: How is a cow like a battery?
Paul Warde explains alongside outlining the importance of the transition to (and from) coal as an energy source
https://t.co/xXPW04PEZv

[CAMPOP @CamUniCampop]

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?
https://t.co/37ACB6ErJV
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[Emily Chung @emvchung]

What kept the rich and poor part in industrial Manchester? Read my blog about this and many more on Top of the CamPops!

[CAMPOP @CamUniCampop]

📣We have a fantastic new blog post today!📣

Emily Chung asks: what kept the rich and poor apart in industrial Manchester? Hint: it *wasn't* (as many had assumed!) segregated housing zones...

https://t.co/37ACB6ErJV

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[John Townley @JFredT]

A great blog from CAMPOP @CamUniCampop covering three topics: old age and dependency ratios; births (and conceptions) outside of marriage, & Surname migration

[Alice Reid @amrcampop]

@CamUniCampop blog #17: Older people now make up bigger proportions of populations than ever before: today's blog is Richard Smith on the long-run evolution of population ageing and dependency ratios. Highlights 👇
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https://t.co/fbDY0z1hqS

[CAMPOP @CamUniCampop]

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?
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https://t.co/37ACB6EZzt

[Alice Reid @amrcampop]

@CamUniCampop blog #16: Having a child before marriage was rare in historic Britain, but sex before marriage was not. Today’s blog explains who was having sex before marriage, who ended up as unmarried mothers, and how they were viewed
https://t.co/wa1aJaB7m3

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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: https://t.co/37ACB6ErJV
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[Alice Reid @amrcampop]

@CamUniCampop blog #15: Although people did migrate frequently in the British past, Kevin Schurer describes how the analysis of surnames shows that much migration happened within clear regions
https://t.co/JxIZ1uwBhW

[Emily Chung @emvchung]

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New post this morning: Kevin Schurer maps surnames to explore regionalism and migration patterns in the British past: https://t.co/37ACB6ErJV
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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. https://t.co/KVaQQB2r8i...

[Alice Reid @amrcampop]

Campop blog #14: How dangerous was childbirth in historic Britain? Considerably higher than today, but never the most common cause of mortality among adult women
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https://t.co/7nwOJ3yLRg

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@trivvieliz @SophieMHistory So glad you like it, and please do credit us if you highlight it further this week! You can also credit @amrcampop - thank you :)