For more details, check out the CAMPOP blog www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2026/01...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, Cambridge
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 7:34 AM
For more details, check out the CAMPOP blog www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2026/01...
V cool to be hearing paper from Luisa - who I met in very early days of our PhDs in Cambridge, when we were both lost while trying to find the CamPop seminar
For our final session of this term we have Luisa Levi d'Ancona Modena, talking about: 'Jews, Handicrafts and Ethnography in Liberal Italy'. Join us 11.10am, Kloppenburg Room, Exeter Cohen Quad on Weds 3rd Dec for what promises to be a fascinating session and a great end to the term
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
V cool to be hearing paper from Luisa - who I met in very early days of our PhDs in Cambridge, when we were both lost while trying to find the CamPop seminar
Then we have all the early modern demographic data the amazing people at Campop have put together and shared. www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/research/pro... (some of that is in London Lives too!)
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure » Mig&hellip
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Then we have all the early modern demographic data the amazing people at Campop have put together and shared. www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/research/pro... (some of that is in London Lives too!)
Based on newly published research: Emily Chung, ‘Proximity and Segregation in Industrial Manchester’, The Historical Journal (2025). DOI: 10.1017/S0018246X251012
Or read more about it in her Campop blog on the topic: www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...
Or read more about it in her Campop blog on the topic: www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, Cambridge
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October 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Based on newly published research: Emily Chung, ‘Proximity and Segregation in Industrial Manchester’, The Historical Journal (2025). DOI: 10.1017/S0018246X251012
Or read more about it in her Campop blog on the topic: www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...
Or read more about it in her Campop blog on the topic: www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...
Read more about Dr Ying Dai's prize-winning thesis and research: www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/campop-...
Campop student Ying Dai wins international prize | Faculty of History University of Cambridge
www.hist.cam.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Read more about Dr Ying Dai's prize-winning thesis and research: www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/campop-...
👏 Dr Ying Dai has won the International Economic History Association prize for best PhD thesis on 20th & 21st-century economic history, globally, over the last 3 years.
The @camunicampop.bsky.social student's innovative research opens new opportunities to understand the history of labour in China ⬇️
The @camunicampop.bsky.social student's innovative research opens new opportunities to understand the history of labour in China ⬇️
October 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
👏 Dr Ying Dai has won the International Economic History Association prize for best PhD thesis on 20th & 21st-century economic history, globally, over the last 3 years.
The @camunicampop.bsky.social student's innovative research opens new opportunities to understand the history of labour in China ⬇️
The @camunicampop.bsky.social student's innovative research opens new opportunities to understand the history of labour in China ⬇️
We've done it: 60 blogs over our 60th Anniversary Year!
Check out all 60 #Campop blogs here www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/, and keep your eyes peeled for occasional blogs to follow in the same space!
@camunicampop.bsky.social
@camunigeography.bsky.social
@camhistory.bsky.social
Check out all 60 #Campop blogs here www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/, and keep your eyes peeled for occasional blogs to follow in the same space!
@camunicampop.bsky.social
@camunigeography.bsky.social
@camhistory.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
We've done it: 60 blogs over our 60th Anniversary Year!
Check out all 60 #Campop blogs here www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/, and keep your eyes peeled for occasional blogs to follow in the same space!
@camunicampop.bsky.social
@camunigeography.bsky.social
@camhistory.bsky.social
Check out all 60 #Campop blogs here www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/, and keep your eyes peeled for occasional blogs to follow in the same space!
@camunicampop.bsky.social
@camunigeography.bsky.social
@camhistory.bsky.social
Campop blog #60: According to the Demographic Transition Model, populations grow because economic growth leads to mortality decline. Population pressure then leads to fertility decline. But this was not what happened in England ...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, Cambridge
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
July 31, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Campop blog #60: According to the Demographic Transition Model, populations grow because economic growth leads to mortality decline. Population pressure then leads to fertility decline. But this was not what happened in England ...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
Campop blog #59: Some say rises in lone motherhood since c.1950 indicate breakdown of the nuclear family & call for returns to Victorian values. But 19C levels of lone parenthood & reconstituted families were similar to today's ...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, Cambridge
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
July 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Campop blog #59: Some say rises in lone motherhood since c.1950 indicate breakdown of the nuclear family & call for returns to Victorian values. But 19C levels of lone parenthood & reconstituted families were similar to today's ...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
Campop blog #58: Malthusian ideas about the effects of population pressure on resources and the environment are still widespread. But what did Malthus actually say? And was he right? Romola Davenport explains.
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, Cambridge
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
July 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Campop blog #58: Malthusian ideas about the effects of population pressure on resources and the environment are still widespread. But what did Malthus actually say? And was he right? Romola Davenport explains.
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
Campop blog #57: Unlike other countries (eg France) the geography of inewuality in the UK has been remarkably persistent over time. Today's blog explores the historical roots of disparities in mortality, fertility & deprivation
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, Cambridge
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
July 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Campop blog #57: Unlike other countries (eg France) the geography of inewuality in the UK has been remarkably persistent over time. Today's blog explores the historical roots of disparities in mortality, fertility & deprivation
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
no not Broadberry. Economic historians generally don't care about 'capitalism'. You must be thinking of CAMPOP, historical geographers.
July 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
no not Broadberry. Economic historians generally don't care about 'capitalism'. You must be thinking of CAMPOP, historical geographers.
Campop blog #56: >1 in 3 English men in the late 14th C were called John; in 2023 less than 1% of baby boys were given the most popular name, Muhammad. In today's blog Kevin Schurer charts the long evolution of British forenames
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, Cambridge
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
July 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Campop blog #56: >1 in 3 English men in the late 14th C were called John; in 2023 less than 1% of baby boys were given the most popular name, Muhammad. In today's blog Kevin Schurer charts the long evolution of British forenames
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...
Campop blog #55: Most weddings in the UK take place on Saturdays. @awakelam.bsky.social explains that this is a fairly recent phenomenon, but the rhythms of the working week (as well as costs) have always been important
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, Cambridge
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
June 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Campop blog #55: Most weddings in the UK take place on Saturdays. @awakelam.bsky.social explains that this is a fairly recent phenomenon, but the rhythms of the working week (as well as costs) have always been important
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
See also other Campop blogs about fertility, family size, marriage and sexuality.
First, did anyone have sex before marriage in the past? (tldr: yes lots)
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...
And why were extra-marital births more vulnerable? www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/01...
First, did anyone have sex before marriage in the past? (tldr: yes lots)
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...
And why were extra-marital births more vulnerable? www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/01...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, CambridgeDid anyone have sex before marriage in the past? « Top of the Campops: 60 things you didn't know about family, marriag...
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
June 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
See also other Campop blogs about fertility, family size, marriage and sexuality.
First, did anyone have sex before marriage in the past? (tldr: yes lots)
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...
And why were extra-marital births more vulnerable? www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/01...
First, did anyone have sex before marriage in the past? (tldr: yes lots)
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...
And why were extra-marital births more vulnerable? www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/01...
Campop blog #54: The 1960s sexual revolution brought new attitudes to pre-marital sex, but Simon Szreter argues that an earlier sexual revolution changed attitudes to sex within marriage, enabling a massive decline in family size
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, CambridgeSexuality in marriage during and after the fertility decline « Top of the Campops: 60 things you didn't know about fam...
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
June 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Campop blog #54: The 1960s sexual revolution brought new attitudes to pre-marital sex, but Simon Szreter argues that an earlier sexual revolution changed attitudes to sex within marriage, enabling a massive decline in family size
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
absolutely intriguing - thanks man!!
(and what has Campop been for historically if not proving what *isnt* true)
(and what has Campop been for historically if not proving what *isnt* true)
June 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
absolutely intriguing - thanks man!!
(and what has Campop been for historically if not proving what *isnt* true)
(and what has Campop been for historically if not proving what *isnt* true)
Campop blog #53: the word 'spinster', like so many words for women, has derogatory implications. Amy Erickson describes its origin in an occupation so ubiquitous for women that it came to be used as a term for any unmarried woman
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, CambridgeWhen did spinsters spin? « Top of the Campops: 60 things you didn't know about family, marriage, work, and death since...
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
June 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Campop blog #53: the word 'spinster', like so many words for women, has derogatory implications. Amy Erickson describes its origin in an occupation so ubiquitous for women that it came to be used as a term for any unmarried woman
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
Actually Campop blog #51
June 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Actually Campop blog #51
Campop blog #51: Are uber/deliveroo workers employees? Bob Bennett discusses changes in self-emploment linked to tax structures, and examines how builders, publicans, sales agents and outworkers (etc) were defined in the past
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, CambridgeThe struggle to define self-employment « Top of the Campops: 60 things you didn't know about family, marriage, work, a...
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
June 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Campop blog #51: Are uber/deliveroo workers employees? Bob Bennett discusses changes in self-emploment linked to tax structures, and examines how builders, publicans, sales agents and outworkers (etc) were defined in the past
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
Campop blog #50: In 2021, 76% of UK women with children at home were employed: a century earlier about the same % were engaged in 'home duties'. @awakelam.bsky.social explores patterns and implications from the 1921 census
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, CambridgeHome Duties in the 1921 Census « Top of the Campops: 60 things you didn't know about family, marriage, work, and death...
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
May 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Campop blog #50: In 2021, 76% of UK women with children at home were employed: a century earlier about the same % were engaged in 'home duties'. @awakelam.bsky.social explores patterns and implications from the 1921 census
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...
Campop blog #49: Levels of self-employment were low in mid-20th century UK: Bob Bennett explains how much higher they were in the 19th century, as well as who was self-employed and why
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, CambridgeWho was self-employed in the past? « Top of the Campops: 60 things you didn't know about family, marriage, work, and d...
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
May 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Campop blog #49: Levels of self-employment were low in mid-20th century UK: Bob Bennett explains how much higher they were in the 19th century, as well as who was self-employed and why
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...
Campop blog #49: The gig economy & precarious work are often seen as something new. But before the industrial revolution and factory work, most employment was precarious and far from full time: as shown by @judyzara.bsky.social
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, CambridgeIndustriousness and precarity: work before the Industrial Revolution « Top of the Campops: 60 things you didn't know about family, marriage, work, and death since the middle ages
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
May 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Campop blog #49: The gig economy & precarious work are often seen as something new. But before the industrial revolution and factory work, most employment was precarious and far from full time: as shown by @judyzara.bsky.social
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...
@camunicampop.bsky.social
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...