'By collecting the pamphlets into a single volume and providing newcomers to the subject in what a masterly, up-to-date overview of the progress of demographic trends from medieval times to the early 1990s, the Economic History Society has done a valuable service.' English Historical Review

• 1. Editor's introduction Michael Anderson; 2. Plague, Population, and the English Economy, 1348–1530 John Hatcher; 3. The Population History of Britain and Ireland, 1500–1750 R. A. Houston; 4. Population Change in North-Western Europe, 1700–1850 Michael Anderson; 5. The Population of Britain in the Nineteenth Century Robert Woods; 6. British Population History, 1911–1991 Michael Anderson.

'By collecting the pamphlets into a single volume and providing newcomers to the subject in what a masterly, up-to-date overview of the progress of demographic trends from medieval times to the early 1990s, the Economic History Society has done a valuable service.' English Historical Review

• 1. Editor's introduction Michael Anderson; 2. Plague, Population, and the English Economy, 1348–1530 John Hatcher; 3. The Population History of Britain and Ireland, 1500–1750 R. A. Houston; 4. Population Change in North-Western Europe, 1700–1850 Michael Anderson; 5. The Population of Britain in the Nineteenth Century Robert Woods; 6. British Population History, 1911–1991 Michael Anderson.

'By collecting the pamphlets into a single volume and providing newcomers to the subject in what a masterly, up-to-date overview of the progress of demographic trends from medieval times to the early 1990s, the Economic History Society has done a valuable service.' English Historical Review

• 1. Editor's introduction Michael Anderson; 2. Plague, Population, and the English Economy, 1348–1530 John Hatcher; 3. The Population History of Britain and Ireland, 1500–1750 R. A. Houston; 4. Population Change in North-Western Europe, 1700–1850 Michael Anderson; 5. The Population of Britain in the Nineteenth Century Robert Woods; 6. British Population History, 1911–1991 Michael Anderson.