10/08/2026
Its like buses, you wait for ages, then two come at once!
New publication alert 🚨
One of the most important objectives of funded The To***co, Health and History project has been to find out who was using to***co in the past before we could think about how it influenced health.
Anna Davies-Barrett and I are delighted to share one of our key papers on frequencies of to***co use in the past in the hope it encourages greater thought about the impact of consumption choices on health in the past. It is below.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oa.70157
Using an interdisciplinary approach we show that in England and The Netherlands, it is likely that by the late 18th and early 19th century, approximately 50% of people were consuming, with it being almost ubiquitous in some communities. Contrary to most historical narratives, many women were using too although in different ways to men! To***co use and its forms are strongly entwined with gender, lifestyle/occupation and status, with age also potentially acting as a factor too.
Thank you all who made this research possible!
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The frequency of to***co use during the postmedieval period is widely underexplored; this has repercussions for our understanding of the intoxicant's health impacts during this time. Our study assess...
