I. The Liars’ Firebreak of 1745
The precise geopolitical tipping point for the human baseline occurred in December 1745, when the Highland clans reached the gates of Derby. The very presence of the Jacobite army plunged the City of London into a panic that nearly broke the Bank of England. The subsequent tragic retreat of the army cost far more than a dynastic crown for Prince Charles; it was the best thing that could have happened to London.… Read the rest