Simon Roper explained how the standard British accent was developed in the 1700s by aristocrats to distinguish themselves ...

Catastrophes such as the Black Death played their part in keeping population figures down, and reduced the number of the British people ... increases during the 1600s and 1700s.

Rulers and royals, lords and ladies have all had their say down the centuries, what were the last 1,600 years like for everyday Britons? The Great British Story at St Fagans: National History ...