Assumption - everyone imagines that they would be on the boat, wearing the jewels and finery - talking about their ‘estates’ and ‘house in London’ - nobody thinks they would be the urchin cleaning the chimneys, the scullery maid or the pickpocket. But those options and similar are statistically more likely.

It’s up there with this rubbish that the clown yaks on about - painting a picture of a rarefied and cleansed past that we can all return to - to hell with reality.

And yet late 30s/40% of America still take it all in.