> both the UK since the end of the English Civil War (1646) Only if we exclude Ireland and the Scottish Highlands which were both part of the UK. Being on an

> both the UK since the end of the English Civil War (1646) Only if we exclude Ireland and the Scottish Highlands which were both part of the UK. Being on an island and mostly free from foreign threats (compared to countries continental Europe) helped though. Scandinavia for instance has also been similarly peaceful (if not more so) in the same period.