Or 1815, on the theory that Waterloo was a cusp that ended the Napoleonic wars, and freed enormous resources for infrastructure ... like rolling out the steam technology that was in vibrant development by Waterloo.
The decade or so after the Napoleonic wars was that great for Britain.
Unemployment was rising and food prices were so high that many people were on the verge of starvation (almost entirely due to political reasons). According to some Britain was close a French style revolution and the authorities cracked down very harshly on anyone advocating reform (see the Peterloo massacre and its aftermath).
Re:Ending World History in 1763?
by simonebrunozzi on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @01:05AM
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I'd say 1828 instead of 1830, just because that's the starting year of the England map for the original Railroad Tycoon [0].
[0]: https://railroad-tycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Railro...
Suddenly change sped up. Way up. For centuries before 1830, life looked about the same. Most people never traveled further than 50 miles from where they were born. Then, over the course of a lifetime, everything changed.