Quote Originally Posted by rotorgun View Post
Curious...was this figure representative of just the indigenous people then living in the Isle of Albion, or did it include citizens abroad among the empire's colonies?
I am sure that would be just the Isles of the UK. As the census evolved I know it included things like Navy ships at sea, but I don't think it ever extended to people working permanently abroad. The census is technically who is living in a certain dwelling on a certain day - we had one in 2001 and the form was quite specific.

As for
Originally Posted by King Kurt
For today - 29 June
48 BC Julius Caesar defeated Pompey at Pharsalus to become the ruler of Rome


The actual battle was fought on the 9th of August 48.BC I believe.

I got all my info from one website, so you may be right - Wiki certainly says it was the 9th of August - only goes to prove you can't believe everything you read on the internet!!