i just read a snide askhistorians thread where this ass insisted an italian had to be exaggerating child labor in 16th century England, because what really went on was on-average later marriages!

so that's libshit, right? western europe getting so rich cuz late marriage & not y'know, enclosure, proletarianisation, and imperialism is pretty ridiculous.

but if anyones read hajnal and thinks theres something to it please share