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Continental European
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The British have never to flat dwelling in the way that other Europeans have. This is probably because of the English Channel. Continental European city dwellers had to build walls to keep out marauding invaders. Those who farmed the city hinterlands would inside the walls and close the gates when danger approached. Space within the walls was at a so it made sense to pile one home above another in the form of flats. Flats were the in cities like Paris from as early as the 15th century. Apart from the odd Viking, invaders were kept from British shores by the sea, allowing the British to live in houses across the countryside in villages, hamlets and market towns, the only city of any size at that time being London. It was not until the industrial revolution started knowing people off the land into towns in the late 18th century that there was a demand for mass housing. Then, rooms in houses were rented by the poor and each family would share one room.
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