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the article talks about the early modern period - that period would end with the 19th century; They certainly weren't too sober in London town - see https://en
by MichaelMoser123 10y ago
the article talks about the early modern period - that period would end with the 19th century; They certainly weren't too sober in London town - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gin_Craze https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gin_Craze
But at this point in time Britain had a rather high standard of living (compared with the rest of the world), so go figure.
https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/users/Allen/unpublished/econinvent-3.pdf https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/users/Allen/unpublished/econin...
- FabHK 10y agoReminds me, the military defence line across the Kowlon peninsula to protect (then British) Hong Kong from Japanese invasion during WW II was known as "The Gin Drinkers Line" :-) (Unfortunately, the line fell in about two days, and HK in less than two weeks, Christmas 1941...) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gin_Drinkers_Line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gin_Drinkers_Line