18th-century London

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The 18th century was a period of rapid growth for London, reflecting an increasing national population, the early stirrings of the Industrial Revolution, and London's role at the centre of the evolving British Empire. By the end of the century nearly one million people lived in London, about one tenth of the population of Great Britain.^[1] By 1715, London's population reached an estimated 630,000 people, roughly equaling that of Europe's largest city until that time, Paris.^[2] Within a few years London itself was the largest city in Europe, reaching 750,000 people by 1760^[3] and 1 million by the end of the century.^[4] The average height of a male Londoner was 5'7¼" (171 cm) and the average height of a female Londoner was 5'1¾" (157 cm).^[5]