Merrie England!
For those on other threads extolling life on the village green, with Morris dancing and the culture of English times before immigration...
"In England in the year 1800, the average male life expectancy at birth was around 35 to 40 years, according to studies of the period.
This average was impacted by high infant mortality, but a considerable number of people survived into their 60s and beyond.
A large number died in infancy or childhood, significantly lowering the average life expectancy at birth.
Life expectancy varied greatly depending on a person's social class and where they lived.
The early 19th century was also a time of outbreaks of diseases like smallpox, which further impacted mortality rates.
Syphylis was common.
Sanitation was primitive."
Then there was the potato famine, that killed millions throughout Europe...
Anyone seen the Maypole?
"In England in the year 1800, the average male life expectancy at birth was around 35 to 40 years, according to studies of the period.
This average was impacted by high infant mortality, but a considerable number of people survived into their 60s and beyond.
A large number died in infancy or childhood, significantly lowering the average life expectancy at birth.
Life expectancy varied greatly depending on a person's social class and where they lived.
The early 19th century was also a time of outbreaks of diseases like smallpox, which further impacted mortality rates.
Syphylis was common.
Sanitation was primitive."
Then there was the potato famine, that killed millions throughout Europe...
Anyone seen the Maypole?
