Population tables put early modern England into scale

British Historical Statistics offers compiled data that would otherwise require substantial independent research. The population example begins with an estimate of 2.774 million for England in 1541 and follows its growth over later centuries. Care over geographical coverage matters: England and Wales appear separately, and one exclusion is not resolved during the reading. Similar statistical collections are available for other countries. References to the underlying sources allow readers to check the figures and pursue a question beyond the table.